THE OWNERS OF PILOT BOAT "HARBOUR 23" v THE OWNERS AND/OR DEMISE CHARTERERS OF THE SHIP "PENG YUN 211"

Read the full judgment text of HCAJ 000192/1997 on BabelCite. This HCAJ judgment was delivered on 7 April 1999.

1. This is the application by the Plaintiffs, the Owners of "Harbour 23" ("the Boat"), namely Joint Queen Ltd. ("JQ") to add to the Action, a new plaintiff the Hong Kong Pilots Association ("HKPA") alleged to be a possible bare-boat charterer of the Boat and also for a consequential order dispensing with service of the Amended Writ on the Boat. The application is opposed strongly by the Defendants.