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Non-negotiable casino chips
  • 27 Mar 2026

    IMPERIAL PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL (CNMI), LLC v. CHAN CHI HUNG

    Citation
    [2026] HKCFI 1483
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA75/2018

    The court held that contemporaneous loan documents (Loan Agreement, Promissory Note, Application and acknowledgement slips) signed by defendant established a binding loan of chips from plaintiff; plaintiff proved intention to create legal relations and CNMI-compliant lending practice via unchallenged expert evidence; defendant's assertions of gift, estoppel, mistake, non est factum and fraud were rejected on credibility and documentary grounds; chips therefore constituted loaned credit enforceable under CNMI law and defendant liable for US$1,446,184.40 plus contractual interest and indemnity…