8 Jul 2016
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG v. HONG KONG COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CO LTD AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG v. HONG KONG COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CO LTD AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP2801/2015
The Court held that the Council materials and audio recordings were prima facie confidential, that the University had established a right to protection of that confidentiality against persons who had obtained the materials as at the date of the originating process, and that the public interest did not outweigh the duty of confidence on the evidence before the court. Accordingly a final injunction was appropriate against the described persons unknown who had appropriated or obtained the information as of 30 October 2015; a declaratory remedy was refused as unnecessary; costs were ordered on a…