SHENZHEN SHEKOU GOLDEN HARBOUR ENTERPRISE CO LTD and HOI TUNG MARINE MACHINERY SUPPLIES LTD v FAR VIEW HOLDINGS LIMITED

Read the full judgment text of HCA 010939/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 23 July 1997.

1. By agreement dated 4 April 1996 between the plaintiffs and the defendant, the defendant agreed to transport 14,400 compressors from Hong Kong to Anhui. The fee payable to the defendant was RMB1.224 million. The defendant was responsible for payment of all expenses, including transportation charges and custom duties. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant, in breach of the contract and the law, failed to pay the custom duties, and thus caused the compressors to be detained by the customs aut