28 Mar 2022
THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF KAM YING COURT (II) 對 羅兆冲
- Citation
- [2022] HKDC 267
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ5394/2017
The court found the words, read in context of the newspaper report, bore defamatory meanings that diminished the owners' corporation's reputation; the defendant likely spoke to the reporter and adopted the published report by displaying it publicly, thus constituted publication; the defendant failed to prove justification, fair comment did not apply because many statements were factual and untrue, and any qualified privilege was lost by disproportionate and excessive publication (newspaper, internet and public street display). Accordingly plaintiff entitled to vindicatory and compensatory rel…