Read the full judgment text of HCA 006793/1991 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 7 November 1996.
1. On 4 November 1996, the defendant gave a notice to adduce hearsay evidence under sections 47 and 49 of the Evidence Ordinance, Cap. 8 and Order 38 of the Rules of Supreme Court. The notice is that at the trial of this action, the defendant desires to give in evidence the witness statement of Mr Yeung Tung Tak dated 16 August 1995, on the ground that Mr Yeung cannot be called as a witness at the trial because he is beyond the seas. An affirmation of a trainee solicitor in the firm of the defen