Read the full judgment text of HCAJ 000245/1997 on BabelCite. This HCAJ judgment was delivered on 9 November 1998.
1. This is an action where there was a claim by a Hong Kong company claiming for the loss of its cargo. The cargo was in one of the 18 containers that fell off the ship in Whampo River as a result of an accident. The Defendants, shipowners, had commenced in the Guangzhou Maritime Court and had there obtained a limitation decree after contests. The Defendants have invited the Plaintiff by letter to commence its claim in the Guangzhou Maritime Court. That had not been done by the Plaintiff and tha