Read the full judgment text of HCA 004647/1999 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 21 June 2001.
1. The plaintiff is a retired merchant. He started trading in shares in 1969/1970 through a Mr Cheung of the defendant securities company. When the business of the defendant company was taken over by the Kou's family in 1970, he started trading through Mr Kou. In 1992/1993, he sold all his shares and operated his factory. In 1995, he ceased operating his factory and resumed speculating in shares. In July 1996, he opened a cash trading account with the defendant company and started trading regula