Read the full judgment text of HCA 1711/2004 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 8 April 2005.
1. The Plaintiff, (CMIC), claims the balance of moneys lent as a licensed moneylender to the Defendant, (Mr Ke), pursuant to a contract signed, between CMIC and Mr Ke, in Hong Kong on 26 June 2003. The amount outstanding is $1,986,657.53. Mr Ke is a citizen of the People's Republic of China, and has a residence in Guangzhou. At the same time he is the Chairman of directors of a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and spends a good deal of his time in Hong Kong. When he entered in