RE 3D-GOLD INTERNATIONAL CO LTD
The court sanctioned the four schemes because the statutory requirements were complied with, each scheme had a single class of unsecured creditors that was fully informed and unanimously approved the schemes, the restructuring was objectively likely to maximise creditor recoveries compared with liquidation, and the provisional liquidators were granted leave to sell Hang Fung's remaining stock to the Investor as that sale provided the best realistic return given the limited pool of purchasers and the estimated forced sale values.
- Citation
- RE 3D-GOLD INTERNATIONAL CO LTD
- Parties
- Petitioner: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited; Company Subject to Scheme: Gold Technology Limited (Holdings); Company Subject to Scheme: Hang Fung (subsidiary); Company Subject to Scheme: 3D-GOLD Company; Company Subject to Scheme: 3D-GOLD International; Company Subject to Scheme: La Milky Way; Excluded Subsidiary: 3-D GOLD Enterprise Development (Shenzhen) Company Limited; Excluded Subsidiary: Gold Ocean Jewellery Company Limited; Investor: China Gold Silver Group Company Limited; Applicants/provisional Liquidators: Provisional Liquidators of Holdings and Hang Fung; Party With No Objection: Official Receiver
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Jurisdiction
- Hong Kong
- Judgment Date
- 9 July 2009
- Case Number
- HCMP1206/2009
- Procedural Posture
- Scheme of Arrangement Under Section 166 Companies Ordinance (cap. 32) / Sanction Hearing and Application for Leave to Sell Assets (judgment and Reasons Handed Down)
- Outcome
- Schemes of arrangement sanctioned; leave granted to provisional liquidators to sell remaining Hang Fung stock to the Investor.
- Legal Topics
- Scheme of Arrangement, Provisional Liquidation, Sale of Assets by Provisional Liquidators, Creditor Voting and Class Composition, Sanction of Scheme
- Source Language
- EN
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Parties
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Petitioner
Gold Technology Limited (Holdings)
Company Subject to Scheme
Hang Fung (subsidiary)
Company Subject to Scheme
3D-GOLD Company
Company Subject to Scheme
3D-GOLD International
Company Subject to Scheme
La Milky Way
Company Subject to Scheme
3-D GOLD Enterprise Development (Shenzhen) Company Limited
Excluded Subsidiary
Gold Ocean Jewellery Company Limited
Excluded Subsidiary
China Gold Silver Group Company Limited
Investor
Provisional Liquidators of Holdings and Hang Fung
Applicants/provisional Liquidators
Official Receiver
Party With No Objection
Procedural Posture
Scheme of Arrangement Under Section 166 Companies Ordinance (cap. 32) / Sanction Hearing and Application for Leave to Sell Assets (judgment and Reasons Handed Down)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the schemes of arrangement under s166 Cap.32 should be sanctioned by the court
- 2 Whether statutory requirements for convening and voting by creditors were satisfied (class composition, sufficiency of explanation)
- 3 Whether the provisional liquidators should be granted leave to sell the remaining Hang Fung stock to the Investor and whether the price/discount was fair in the circumstances
Ratio Decidendi
The court sanctioned the four schemes because the statutory requirements were complied with, each scheme had a single class of unsecured creditors that was fully informed and unanimously approved the schemes, the restructuring was objectively likely to maximise creditor recoveries compared with liquidation, and the provisional liquidators were granted leave to sell Hang Fung's remaining stock to the Investor as that sale provided the best realistic return given the limited pool of purchasers and the estimated forced sale values.
Court Disposition
Schemes of arrangement sanctioned; leave granted to provisional liquidators to sell remaining Hang Fung stock to the Investor.
Orders
- The four schemes of arrangement under section 166 Cap.32 are sanctioned by the Court of First Instance.
- Leave is granted to the provisional liquidators of Hang Fung to sell the remaining stock to the Investor in the terms of the summons.
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