11 Apr 2025
IMPERIAL PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL (CNMI), LLC v. CHAN CHI HUNG
- Citation
- [2025] HKCFI 1512
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA75/2018
The VCF summons was dismissed because the plaintiff failed to provide cogent evidence that the witness was a fugitive or that his fear of Mainland prosecution justified remote testimony, the application was late and caused prejudice and disruption, the witness's refusal to attend was self‑induced and the solemnity and credibility assessment of in‑court testimony outweighed any asserted convenience; accordingly VCF was not justified and costs follow.