CELANESE ESTATES LIMITED v KUNG KWOK WAI DAVID, the executor of KUNG WONG SAU HIN, deceased (the sole executrix of KUNG YUEK (otherwise spelt as YEUK, YERK or YORK) MAN aliases KUNG KAI YIP, KUNG KEI, KUNG YEUNG KEI, KUNG KING YIP and KUNG YUE SHING a deceased))

Read the full judgment text of HCA 6437/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 18 September 2000.

1. This is an appeal by the plaintiff against the Order of Master de Souza given on 2 May 2000 in which the Master ordered the plaintiff to give security for costs in the sum of HK$700,000 within 28 days from the date of the Order. It should be noted at once that time for payment has been extended by an Order of Master Jones pending this appeal. The application for security for costs was made under section 357 of the Companies Ordinance, Cap.32, the plaintiff being a limited company.