Read the full judgment text of HCCL 000248/1995 on BabelCite. This HCCL judgment was delivered on 24 May 2001.
1. On the morning of 13 March 1995 Swissair flight No.SR170 arrived at Kai Tak Airport. On board was a consignment of 39 packages which were being shipped by Duty Free Shoppers, Geneva, to Duty Free Shoppers, Hong Kong. Some 33 of these packages contained expensive Swiss watches, predominately of the Rolex brand, representing a full resale value of approximately HK$12 million.