Read the full judgment text of HCMP 003070/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 8 December 1998.
1. There are three applications before me seeking identical relief. The matter arises out of a theft of shares relating to the Hong Kong and China Gas Company, HSBC Holdings Plc and Hang Seng Bank Limited which occurred in July 1992. The Defendants in each of the actions, other than the 1st and 2nd Defendants, are the registered holders of the shares that were stolen ("the Relevant Defendants"). The Plaintiff, HSBC Securities Asia Limited, fully compensated each of the Relevant Defendants at the