Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 9 August 1996.
1. The Defendant, The Prudential Mall Ltd. ("the landlord"), is the owner of the Prudential Centre, a building in Nathan Road, Kowloon. In April 1986, the landlord's predecessor-in-title let part of the building to the Plaintiff, Cheuk Kin Trading Ltd. ("the tenant"). The lease was for 7 years. Before and during the tenancy, the tenant paid sums totalling $1,800,000.00 to the landlord and its predecessor-in-title by way of security deposits. When the lease expired in April 1993, the tenant vacat