Read the full judgment text of CACV 000160/1983 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 25 April 1984.
1. This is an appeal from a refusal by Power, J. to stay proceedings being brought in the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Hong Kong. The Plaintiffs, the owners of Goods Laterly Laden aboard M.V. "Hui Cheng" are a Philippine Company, Cagayan de Oro Timber Company Puntod, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines and the Defendants, the owners of M.V. "Hui Cheng" are Guangdong Province Hong Kong/Macau Navigation Company of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. I shall refer to the Plaintiffs here