Read the full judgment text of HCAJ 000207/1998 on BabelCite. This HCAJ judgment was delivered on 17 July 1998.
1. On the 3 rd of July 1998 there was a collision in Hong Kong waters between the 2 nd Plaintiff's ship "ZHONG HANG YAU NO. 1" and the Defendants' ship "DRAGON NO. 1" ('the Vessel") and as result of the collision, the 2 nd Plaintiff as owners of cargo on board the "ZHONG HANG YAU NO. 1" and the 1 st Plaintiff as owners of that ship both suffered loss. The Plaintiffs in this Action contend that the collision was caused by the negligence of the Defendants' Vessel and therefore claim has been broug