Read the full judgment text of HCA 001493/1964 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 21 May 1970.
1. This matter comes before me by way of appeal from an assessment of damages by the Deputy Registrar made on the 21st of January 1970 pursuant to an order of Blair-Kerr J. dated 17th of July 1965 in the original action. The history of the matter is as follows: The present appellant - the Hang Tak Company Ltd. is the owner of a 24 storey building in Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong. The plot where this building now stands was previously occupied by six pre-war houses numbered 184, 184A, 186, 188,