Lord Sales, Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, delivered the latest lecture in the HKU-Temple Chambers Law Lecture Series on 24 September 2026.

The Role of Equity in the Law of Contract

”, the lecture addressed the distinct moral foundations of contract law and Equity, and how the two interact. The opening remarks were delivered by Professor Hualing Fu, Dean of the HKU Faculty of Law, and 

Held at the University of Hong Kong, the event welcomed nearly 300 attendees including members of the judiciary, legal practitioners, professors, and law students. The Honourable Mr Justice Eugene Fung, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court and a former member of Temple Chambers, moderated the lecture.

We extend our sincere thanks to our co-sponsor, The University of Hong Kong, to Lord Sales and our other speakers for their contributions, and to everyone who attended and supported the event.

Director of Lands v Ho Kong, The Sole Executor of the Estate of Fong Mi Yee Deceased 

[2026] HKCFA 35, the Court of Final Appeal decided that the holder of an absolute possessory title over a domestic flat resumed under the Lands Resumption Ordinance (Cap. 124) qualifies as an “owner” eligible to receive an 

 home purchase allowance under Lands Department guidelines.

The Court stressed the importance of interpreting administrative policies in a broad and untechnical manner in light of their object and purpose. Its central reasoning was that the exclusion of possessory title holders from the allowance would render them unable to obtain a “top up” to statutory compensation necessary to purchase replacement flats and not be driven out of home ownership. This decision also provides clarity in the law by overruling 

 [2021] 3 HKLRD 44 which had previously decided the same issue in favour of the Director.

, instructed by the Department of Justice, acted for the Director of Lands.

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