Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 21 June 2002.
1. The 1st Plaintiff is an association incorporated under the Companies Ordinance in 1975 as a company limited by guarantee ("the Association"). At the time, there were 8 subscribers ("the Subscribers"), including the 2nd to 5th Plaintiffs and the 1st and 2nd Defendants. One had since migrated and another one had resigned in 1984 and passed away. It is a non-profit making association, the main object of which is to promote interest in carrier pigeons. There is no dispute that the eight Subscribe