Read the full judgment text of HCA 002140/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. The 1st Plaintiff ["Verder"] is the Crown lessee of Yau Tong Marine Lot No. 21 ["the Lot"]. As originally granted on 19.1.1959, the Lot was of an area of 76,000 sq. ft. Special Condition 2(a) of the Crown Grant provides that "the lot and all buildings to be erected thereon shall not be used for any purposes other than shipbuilding and/or as a sawmill and timberyard". On 13.12.1971, an extension to the Lot was granted in favour of Verder subject to the condition that the extension area of 7,46