Read the full judgment text of CACV 000091/1998 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 5 November 1998.
1. The appellant, Hong Kong Clays and Kaolin Co Ltd ("the Company") claims to be mining kaolin and feldspar on a site in Cha Kwo Ling. It was originally granted a mining lease to extract minerals there in 1961. There were several renewals, the last expiring on 31 July 1996. The Company was also granted coterminous leases and renewals of the site. The leases were inter-dependent as the lease of the site provided that it would automatically lapse if the mining lease were determined. The two leases