14 Feb 2006
THE JOINT AND SEVERAL LIQUIDATORS OF THE NEW CHINA HONG KONG GROUP LTD AND OTHERS v. LAM KING PUI KENNETH
- Citation
- THE JOINT AND SEVERAL LIQUIDATORS OF THE NEW CHINA HONG KONG GROUP LTD AND OTHERS v. LAM KING PUI KENNETH
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP2180/2005
Production of documents was refused because the respondent swore on oath that he did not have custody, control or power of the documents sought; an order for production would therefore be pointless. An oral examination under s.221 was ordered because the liquidators demonstrated a reasonable requirement: the respondent was audit manager and likely author of key audit notes relating to a substantial and unusual triangular debt arrangement relevant to adjudication of CCH's proof of debt and other aspects of the liquidation. The respondent's asserted lack of recollection was not accepted as defi…