Read the full judgment text of HCMP 003410/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 28 November 1996.
1. On 18 May 1992, and as part of the Lantau Fixed Crossing which is a vital portion of the infrastructure programme associated with the new airport at Chek Lap Kok, the government of Hong Kong contracted with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants ("the Contractors") for the construction of the Tsing Ma Bridge, the larger of the two bridges connecting Lantau Island to the Kowloon Peninsula ("the Contract"). The contract sum was approximately $7 billion.