RE I-CHINA HOLDINGS LTD

RE I-CHINA HOLDINGS LTD

The statutory requirements for sanctioning the s.166 scheme were satisfied: the creditors' meeting was properly convened, the class was properly constituted, the statutory majority approved the scheme, and the scheme was fair and reasonable and offered a better prospect of recovery for creditors than an anticipated...

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RE I-CHINA HOLDINGS LTD
Parties
Company / Petitioner: I-China Holdings Limited; Petitioning Creditor: Seapower Finance Limited; Investor / Interested Party: Wai Kee Holdings Limited; Official Receiver: Official Receiver
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
26 April 2004
Case Number
HCCW1321/2002
Procedural Posture
Scheme of Arrangement Under Companies Ordinance (sanction Application) / Sanction Hearing and Consequential Orders Made
Outcome
Scheme sanctioned; petition to wind up withdrawn and dismissed conditional on issue of closing notice; provisional liquidators to be discharged upon closing; conditional orders to lapse if closing notice not issued within 30 days.
Legal Topics
Scheme of Arrangement, Provisional Liquidators, Creditor Meetings, Withdrawal of Winding Up Petition, Preferential and Secured Claims, Delisting Consequences
Source Language
en
Company Law Insolvency Corporate Restructuring Winding Up Scheme of Arrangement Provisional Liquidators Creditor Meetings Withdrawal of Winding Up Petition +2 more

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Parties

I-China Holdings Limited

Company / Petitioner

Seapower Finance Limited

Petitioning Creditor

Wai Kee Holdings Limited

Investor / Interested Party

Official Receiver

Official Receiver

Procedural Posture

Scheme of Arrangement Under Companies Ordinance (sanction Application) / Sanction Hearing and Consequential Orders Made

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether statutory requirements for sanctioning a s.166 scheme were satisfied
  2. 2 Whether the class of creditors was properly constituted
  3. 3 Whether the scheme was fair and reasonable and in creditors' interests compared with a winding up

Ratio Decidendi

The statutory requirements for sanctioning the s.166 scheme were satisfied: the creditors' meeting was properly convened, the class was properly constituted, the statutory majority approved the scheme, and the scheme was fair and reasonable and offered a better prospect of recovery for creditors than an anticipated winding up; accordingly the court sanctioned the scheme and granted conditional withdrawal of the winding-up petition and discharge of provisional liquidators subject to the issue of the closing notice.

Court Disposition

Scheme sanctioned; petition to wind up withdrawn and dismissed conditional on issue of closing notice; provisional liquidators to be discharged upon closing; conditional orders to lapse if closing notice not issued within 30 days.

Orders

  • Order sanctioning the scheme in terms of the draft submitted to the Court
  • Leave granted to Seapower Finance Limited to withdraw the petition to wind up the Company and for that petition to be dismissed conditional on the issue of a closing notice under the restructuring agreement