The Hong Kong Housing Authority v. Hsin Yieh Architects & Associates Ltd and Others

Read the full judgment text of HCCT 39/2001 on BabelCite. This HIGH COURT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE CONSTRUCTION AND ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS judgment was delivered on 2 September 2005 before Hon Reyes J.

This case involves the plaintiff, THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY, and four defendants, including HSIN YIEH ARCHITECTS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED, JOSEPH CHOW & PARTNERS LIMITED, B+B CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED (in liquidation), and AXA VERSICHERUNG AG. It was heard by Hon Reyes J in the High Court, Court of First Instance, in construction and arbitration proceedings under case number HCCT 39/2001. Multiple hearing dates extending from January to August 2005 preceded the judgment delivered on 2 September 2005. Post-judgment corrigenda corrected figures relating to monetary amounts stated on several pages and attached revised annexes to the judgment. The transcript does not disclose detailed legal issues, factual background, outcome, or orders. No counsel or law firms were mentioned in the extracted text. Consequently, the substantive details concerning liability, evidence, or procedural outcomes remain undisclosed in the available record.

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Case No.HCCT 39/2001
Court
HIGH COURT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE CONSTRUCTION AND ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS
Date02 Sep 2005
JudgeHon Reyes J
Case Document
100%Judiciary

HCCT 39/2001

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTRUCTION AND ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS

NO. 39 OF 2001

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BETWEEN

  THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY Plaintiff
  and  
  HSIN YIEH ARCHITECTS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED  1st Defendant
  JOSEPH CHOW & PARTNERS LIMITED 2nd Defendant
  B+B CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED 3rd Defendant
  (IN LIQUIDATION)  
  AXA VERSICHERUNG AG 4th Defendant

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Before: Hon Reyes J in Court

Dates of Hearing: 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, 31 January; 24-27, 30-31 May;
  18-22 July; 4-5 August 2005

Date of Judgment: 2 September 2005

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CORRIGENDA

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Kindly note the following corrections in the Judgment of the above case handed down by the Honourable Mr. Justice Reyes on 2nd September, 2005:-

Page3, between the lines D and E, the amount “$556.7 million” should read as “$554.9 million.”

Page 61, between the lines S and T, the amount “$237,280,575.30” should read as “$237,280,575.38”.

Page 118, between the lines H and I, the amount “$553,749,915.11” should read as “$553,749,915.19”.

Revised Annex I (C22A/007 and C22A/009) are attached herewith to replace the former ones.

Dated this 12th day of September, 2005.

  (S.C. Cheung)(Miss)
Clerk to Hon Reyes, J