28 May 2010
ORIENTAL DAILY PUBLISHER LTD AND ANOTHER v. MING PAO HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- ORIENTAL DAILY PUBLISHER LTD AND ANOTHER v. MING PAO HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA607/2008
The court held the Ming Pao suit article was referable to the plaintiffs and, as read by the ordinary reader, conveyed serious defamatory imputations (fabrication of evidence, forgery, conspiracy with a witness, bribery of a public officer and perverting the course of justice); defendants were liable in defamation and damages were awarded (CK Ma: HKD 1,500,000 general and HKD 75,000 aggravated; Oriental: HKD 150,000 general and HKD 75,000 aggravated); defences based on the source's lack of credibility and non‑endorsement were rejected on the facts and Reynolds privilege was abandoned.