Discovery Bay investor sues after losing sea view from her HK$17 million flat

A Discovery Bay flat owner has demanded compensation from a developer after she lost her sea view, the Court of First Instance heard yesterday.

Yang Dandan claimed developer Hong Kong Resort Company misled her into believing she would have a "continuous" view of Victoria Harbour when she bought the duplex apartment at The Chianti, a luxury residential complex, in 2007.

Misleading claims were made in the apartment brochure and by the sales representative, the court was told.

Her sea view was later blocked by another residential development, The Amalfi, in 2011.

Yang's barrister Albert Yau said: "Had she not been induced to purchase the property, she would have looked for other properties with comparable scenic views and surroundings like Chianti. She has been deprived of that opportunity to get what she set out to purchase."

The court heard that Yang, a Canadian-Chinese mother-of-two, spent HK$17.2 million on the 1,667 sq ft flat as an investment. Yau said the brochure had indicated that the vacant site next to The Chianti would be used for a "garden house residential development" and a "mid-rise residential development".