25 Jul 1996
ROBERT HUNG YUEN CHAN v. SING TAO LTD AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- ROBERT HUNG YUEN CHAN v. SING TAO LTD AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA9418/1994
The court held the publication was a serious libel imputing corruption (selling passports); the defendants acted irresponsibly by publishing without reasonable verification; the late, non‑statutory apology did not materially mitigate damages; accordingly the plaintiff was entitled to substantial compensatory damages, an injunction and costs, the court awarding HK$900,000.