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Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Excerpts from the judge’s ruling
‘The court does not believe that their relationship was such that Nina was prepared to give him her entire estate irrespective of her other commitments and responsibilities.
• On the relationship between Nina Wang and Tony Chan
‘The court does not believe that their relationship was such that Nina was prepared to give him her entire estate irrespective of her other commitments and responsibilities.
‘Giving him gifts or even large sums of money during Nina’s lifetime when he made her happy is one thing. Making him her sole heir in respect of her entire estate is quite different.’
• On the will produced by Tony Chan
‘The court finds that the 2006 will was not signed by Nina... I accept (the experts’) opinion that the Nina signature is a highly skilled simulation.’
• On Nina Wang’s commitment to charity
‘If Nina had revoked the 2002 will and replaced it with a will giving her entire estate to the 1st Defendant (Tony Chan), that would be a complete departure from her publicly avowed charitable intention...
‘She would have been putting up a large-scale farce up till the very last stage of her life.’
• On Tony Chan
‘I do not find the 1st Defendant to be a credible witness. I find he is prepared to say anything to advance his claim in this action.’
‘During the course of his evidence, I can observe that the 1st Defendant was good at grasping the thinking of the others and making responses accordingly.
‘That was probably why some people said he was good at reading people’s faces. He was able to tell what other people wanted and if he wished he could say or do whatever it took to impress them.’
‘Not only do I find the 1st Defendant’s evidence about the commencement of his intimate relationship with Nina incredible, I also find him tailoring his case to suit his own purposes rather than giving evidence of truth.’
• On fengshui
‘As far as Hong Kong is concerned, any person can run a fengshui class or hold himself out as a fengshui practitioner or master...
‘Against such background, it is rather futile to debate whether a person is a good fengshui master or whether a particular fengshui theory or practice is sound.’
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Excerpts from the judge’s ruling
• On the relationship between Nina Wang and Tony Chan
‘The court does not believe that their relationship was such that Nina was prepared to give him her entire estate irrespective of her other commitments and responsibilities.
‘Giving him gifts or even large sums of money during Nina’s lifetime when he made her happy is one thing. Making him her sole heir in respect of her entire estate is quite different.’
• On the will produced by Tony Chan
‘The court finds that the 2006 will was not signed by Nina... I accept (the experts’) opinion that the Nina signature is a highly skilled simulation.’
• On Nina Wang’s commitment to charity
‘If Nina had revoked the 2002 will and replaced it with a will giving her entire estate to the 1st Defendant (Tony Chan), that would be a complete departure from her publicly avowed charitable intention...
‘She would have been putting up a large-scale farce up till the very last stage of her life.’
• On Tony Chan
‘I do not find the 1st Defendant to be a credible witness. I find he is prepared to say anything to advance his claim in this action.’
‘During the course of his evidence, I can observe that the 1st Defendant was good at grasping the thinking of the others and making responses accordingly.
‘That was probably why some people said he was good at reading people’s faces. He was able to tell what other people wanted and if he wished he could say or do whatever it took to impress them.’
‘Not only do I find the 1st Defendant’s evidence about the commencement of his intimate relationship with Nina incredible, I also find him tailoring his case to suit his own purposes rather than giving evidence of truth.’
• On fengshui
‘As far as Hong Kong is concerned, any person can run a fengshui class or hold himself out as a fengshui practitioner or master...
‘Against such background, it is rather futile to debate whether a person is a good fengshui master or whether a particular fengshui theory or practice is sound.’
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