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Topic

Established place of business

Legal area

Court

27 May 2015

LEE JONG RONG AND ANOTHER v. GREAT CHOICE CONSULTANTS LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

LEE JONG RONG AND ANOTHER v. GREAT CHOICE CONSULTANTS LTD AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCCW316/2013

On the pleaded facts the company was a passive BVI holding company and a bare trustee of shares in its wholly owned subsidiary K&A; the pleaded material did not establish a sufficient connection with Hong Kong for the court to exercise its discretionary winding‑up jurisdiction under s327(3)(c), nor did it establish a place of business in Hong Kong for s168A; accordingly the petition disclosed no reasonable cause of action and was struck out.
24 Sept 1971

ALEXANDRA KNITTERS LTD v. A.B. HELLENIC (A FIRM)

Citation

ALEXANDRA KNITTERS LTD v. A.B. HELLENIC (A FIRM)
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1488/1971

Defendants' Hong Kong office constituted an established place of business within the meaning of Part XI of the Companies Ordinance on the evidence (local branch premises, business dealings, registration under Business Registration Regulations), so defendants were in breach of s.333; plaintiffs' summons to set aside the appearance for irregularity was dismissed, but the writ must be amended to show defendants' true status and defendants must pay plaintiffs' costs of the application.