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Hong Kong Case Law

Purgeable contempt
  • 31 Oct 2007

    RE CHAN CHIN YUEN

    Citation
    RE CHAN CHIN YUEN
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP1155/2007

    The judge concluded that substituted service sufficiently informed Chan of the order, Chan wilfully disobeyed the order to attend the SFC interview and sought to evade service; therefore committal to prison (purgeable by attending the interview) is the appropriate remedy, a fine is inappropriate, and indemnity costs are ordered; a warrant for arrest and committal is to be signed and may be addressed to specified enforcement authorities.