21 Nov 1988
MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION v. HOPEWELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED
- Citation
- MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION v. HOPEWELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA4345/1986
The court found no general agreement that Hopewell would pay for broader residential or commercial works areas by the conduct relied upon, but concluded that Hopewell's letter of 1 May 1978 and subsequent conduct admitted an agreement to pay rent at HK$3 per sq ft per annum for the specified residential works area; the alternative agreement was a licence (not an interest in land) so section 3 Cap.219 did not bar the claim and the claim was within the six year limitation period; judgment awarded to MTR in part for HK$652,339.35.