plaintiff:
- BIRKENHEAD PROPERTIES AND INVESTMENTS LIMITED
defendant:
- LAM KAI-MAN (林啟文)
jurisdiction_code: HKCFI
jurisdiction_name: 香港特別行政區高等法院原訟法庭
case_location:
- 香港特別行政區
case_reason: >-
  Birkenhead Properties and Investments Limited (原告) claims recovery of land against Lam Kai-man (被告),
case_object:
- plot of ground registered as Lot No 769 (part) in Demarcation District No 99, Yuen Long, New Territories
judgment_result:
- charge: Lam's exclusive possession of the Area Shaded White except the Marshy Area (liability issue)
  result: Disallowed. The court found that Lam failed to establish continuous possession for a period
    of 12 years, and thus his possession did not meet the requirements to extinguish the Plaintiff’s title.
- charge: Plaintiff's other claims (quantum issue)
  result: Abandoned by the Plaintiff. The court noted that the Plaintiff has abandoned its other claims.
judgment_summary: >-
  Birkenhead Properties and Investments Limited (原告) sued Lam Kai-man (被告) for recovery of a plot of ground
  in Yuen Long, New Territories. The core issue was whether Lam had acquired title through adverse possession.
  The court found that Lam's claim failed as he could not establish continuous 12-year,
involved_entities:
- entity_name: Hon To J
  reason: Presiding judge in this case, responsible for fact-finding and adjudication.
- entity_name: Birkenhead Properties and Investments Limited
  reason: Plaintiff in the action for recovery of land.
- entity_name: Lam Kai-man (林啟文)
  reason: 1st Defendant, squatter in possession of the land.
- entity_name: Person(s) in Occupation of the Land
  reason: 2nd Defendant, squatter in possession of the land.