How to bypass a probate applicant with priority right? -A brief analysis of the “principle of necessity and convenience” Order of Priority in Application for Grant Under Hong Kong’s legal system, inheritance is an estate administration system, that is, the person with priority specified by law applies to the court to become the estate administrator...Read More

As a Hong Kong solicitor in the practice of probate and inheritance in Hong Kong, I have often received inquiry from overseas Chinese from Australia, Canada, USA, UK, etc regarding how to inherit deceased’s estate left in Hong Kong. I hereby provide a summary of the information below. Overseas Chinese to inherit estate in Hong...Read More

Priority of Entitlement for a grant of administration in Hong Kong under Hong Kong laws Under Hong Kong laws, there is an order for the priority of persons entitled to the application of a probate regarding a deceased person’s estate.  For example, the first priority goes to the deceased’ spouse, then children, then parents. What...Read More

Regarding the Caveat Proceedings, according to the Non Contentious Probate Rules (Cap 10A) and the Guide to Non Contentious Probate Practice issued by the Hong Kong court, a person who oppose the issuing of a grant regarding a deceased’s estate can file a document named Caveat to the court for record of his objection.  What...Read More

Inheritance of Estate in Hong Kong and the Mainland China As a lawyer dual qualified in Hong Kong and the Mainland China and in the practice of inheritance and probate, I have handled many cross-border inheritance and probate matters involving both Hong Kong laws and the the Mainland laws. In many cases, the deceased die...Read More

Inheritance Law in Hong Kong: How Estate be Distributed? In case the deceased died without leaving estate in Hong Kong but without leaving a will, it is crucial to know who will be the heirs under the law of intestation, i.e. who will be entitled to be distributed with the all or part of the...Read More

Probate Lawyer in Hong Kong  As a probate lawyyer in Hong Kong, we assisted clients all over the world to inherit estate in Hong Kong.  In some cases, foreigners who used to living in Hong Kobng leave some estate in Hong Kong when they pass away. In other cases, overseas Chinese who originally emigrated from...Read More