16 Dec 1994
YORK AIRCONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION INC. v. LAM KWAI HUNG trading as NORTH SEA A/C ELECT. ENG. CO.
- Citation
- YORK AIRCONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION INC. v. LAM KWAI HUNG trading as NORTH SEA A/C ELECT. ENG. CO.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA8176/1993
Although the underlying contract's proper law was PRC law, the bill of exchange was an autonomous negotiable instrument governed by Hong Kong law; therefore the CIETAC arbitration clause in the sales contract did not cover the claim on the bill and a stay under Article 8 of the Model Law was refused.