Read the full judgment text of HCA 004105/1990 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 11 May 1994.
1. In 1979, the plaintiff was a senior civil servant. The 2nd defendant was the chairman of the 1st defendant. The 3rd defendant, the son of the 2nd defendant, was then the Managing Director of the 1st defendant. The 1st defendant was the trading arm of the Li & Fung group of companies. The plaintiff came to know the 2nd defendant in 1963. When the 2nd defendant was a legislative councillor, he consulted the plaintiff on council and government matters. They became close friends and often congreg