RE HONG KONG LEE YUAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD

RE HONG KONG LEE YUAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD

The court concluded that all Cooperation Mechanism requirements were satisfied — the applicants are Hong Kong liquidators, recognition was sought from a pilot area court (Xiamen), COMI was Hong Kong for over six months, the Company’s principal Mainland asset is located in Xiamen, and the assistance sought is...

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Citation
[2024] HKCFI 1971
Parties
Company (in Liquidation): Hong Kong Lee Yuan International Group Limited (香港李淵國際集團有限公司) (in liq); Applicants (liquidators): Joint and several liquidators of Hong Kong Lee Yuan International Group Limited (Suen Fuk Yuen Bernie and co‑liquidator)
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
26 July 2024
Case Number
HCMP952/2024
Procedural Posture
Insolvency Recognition and Assistance Under Hong Kong‑mainland Cooperation Mechanism / Application for Letter of Request; Judgment Granting Letter of Request (origination and Interlocutory Relief)
Outcome
Application granted; letter of request to Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court to issue for recognition and assistance; costs payable out of company assets; liberty to apply
Legal Topics
Recognition and Assistance, Liquidator Powers, Cooperation Mechanism (hong Kong‑mainland), COMI, Winding‑up
Source Language
en
Insolvency Law Civil Procedure Cross‑border Cooperation Private International Law Recognition and Assistance Liquidator Powers Cooperation Mechanism (hong Kong‑mainland) COMI +1 more

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Parties

Hong Kong Lee Yuan International Group Limited (香港李淵國際集團有限公司) (in liq)

Company (in Liquidation)

Joint and several liquidators of Hong Kong Lee Yuan International Group Limited (Suen Fuk Yuen Bernie and co‑liquidator)

Applicants (liquidators)

Procedural Posture

Insolvency Recognition and Assistance Under Hong Kong‑mainland Cooperation Mechanism / Application for Letter of Request; Judgment Granting Letter of Request (origination and Interlocutory Relief)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the court should issue a letter of request to the Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court to recognise the Hong Kong liquidation and grant assistance to the liquidators
  2. 2 Whether the requirements of the Cooperation Mechanism are satisfied (applicant is a Hong Kong liquidator; recognition sought from a pilot area court; order sought for recognition of liquidator and grant of assistance; COMI in Hong Kong for at least six months; principal assets in pilot area; necessity of assistance)
  3. 3 Whether the powers sought mirror those conferred by the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance and are necessary for the liquidators to discharge their duties in the Mainland

Ratio Decidendi

The court concluded that all Cooperation Mechanism requirements were satisfied — the applicants are Hong Kong liquidators, recognition was sought from a pilot area court (Xiamen), COMI was Hong Kong for over six months, the Company’s principal Mainland asset is located in Xiamen, and the assistance sought is necessary to enable the liquidators to perform their duties — and accordingly granted the letter of request authorising the Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court to recognise the liquidation and the liquidators and to afford the powers sought (mirroring CWUMPO), with costs of the application to be paid out of the Company’s assets.

Court Disposition

Application granted; letter of request to Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court to issue for recognition and assistance; costs payable out of company assets; liberty to apply

Orders

  • The Letter of Request in the form of Annex A be issued to the Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court seeking recognition and assistance in aid of the Company’s liquidation and the Liquidators
  • The Liquidators’ costs, subject to taxation, be paid out of the assets of the Company