Read the full judgment text of HCA 008202/1991 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 1 December 1992.
1. By a Chinese agreement in writing dated 24 July 1991, the defendants agreed to sell a flat to the first plaintiff (P1). An initial deposit of HK$50,000 was paid. Pursuant to the said agreement, a formal contract was to be signed on 31 July 1991, at which time a further deposit of HK$50,000 was payable. It was a term of the agreement that P1 could "purchase the aforesaid property by an attorney or nominee. The vendor shall not be entitled to object."