30 May 2024
EXXON LTD AND ANOTHER v. ZENG CHENG ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD
- Citation
- [2024] HKDC 869
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ3140/2023
Plaintiffs, initially licenced bailees, became involuntary bailees upon expiry/termination of the licence; they exercised good faith and reasonable steps to require removal of the chattels and properly served process, so a declaratory order permitting plaintiffs to demolish and dispose of the chattels is justified. A declaration of abandonment was refused because abandonment was not pleaded or proven. Costs of demolition/disposal are recoverable from the defendant because the procurement contracts expressly obliged the defendant to remove debris and leave the work site in a satisfactory condi…