Case Details

Citation

FLEXCHAIN LTD AND OTHERS v. THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, HCAL 1187/2026

Case Number

HCAL 1187/2026

Court

Court of First Instance

(CFI)

Decision Date

30 June 2026

Parties

Applicant(s):

FLEXCHAIN LIMITED 1st Applicant NECTO UNITED GROUP LIMITED 2nd Applicant NECTO CAPITAL LIMITED, FLEXCHAIN LIMITED, NECTO UNITED GROUP LIMITED, NECTO CAPITAL LIMITED

Respondent(s):

THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES

Judges

TheHonourable Coleman

FLEXCHAIN LTD AND OTHERS v. THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES

[2026] HKCFI 3796

Court of First Instance30 June 2026

Judges:TheHonourable Coleman

HCAL1187/2026 FLEXCHAIN LTD AND OTHERS v. THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES

HCAL 1187/2026

[2026] HKCFI 3796

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST No. 1187 of 2026

BETWEEN
	FLEXCHAIN LIMITED	1^st Applicant
	NECTO UNITED GROUP LIMITED	2^nd Applicant
	NECTO CAPITAL LIMITED	3^rd Applicant
	and
	THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES	Putative Respondent
	and
	STEVEN LI, A DIRECTOR AND SHAREHOLDER OF THE APPLICANTS	Putative Interested Party

Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review

NOTIFICATION of the Judge’s decision (Ord. 53 r. 3)

Following:

	consideration of the documents only; or
	consideration of the documents and oral submission by the applicant;

Order by The Honourable Mr Justice Coleman :

1. Leave to apply for judicial review is granted on the papers.

2. The parties are to liaise with a view to proposing jointly agreed directions to lead to a substantive hearing of the application for judicial review. The parties are referred to paragraphs 8-13 of Practice Direction 26.1.

3. Liberty to apply.

4. All questions of costs are reserved.

Observations:

Dated the 30^th day of June 2026.

(Alvin KWOK)
for Registrar, High Court

Where leave to apply has been granted, Applicants and their legal advisers are reminded of their obligation to reconsider the merits of their application in the light of the Respondent’s evidence

Notes for the Applicant: If leave has been granted, the Applicant or his solicitors must:
a) serve on the respondent and such interested parties as may be directed by the Court the order granting leave and any directions given within 14 days after the leave was granted (Order 53, rule 4A); b) issue the originating summons within 14 days after the grant of leave and serve it in accordance with Order 53, rule 5; and c) supply to every other party copies of every affidavit which the Applicant proposes to use at the hearing, including the affidavit in support of the application for leave (Order 53, rule 6(5)).		Sent/Handed to the Applicant/the Applicant’s solicitors on 30/6/2026 Messrs. Edwin Kwok & Co Solicitors for the 1^st to 3^rd Applicants Ref.: 05005-01		Sent/Handed to the Respondent/the Respondent’s solicitors / such interested parties as may be directed by the Court / the interested parties’ solicitors on 30/6/2026 Federation of Hong Kong Industries The Putative Respondent Ref.: Nil STEVEN LI, A DIRECTOR AND SHAREHOLDER OF THE APPLICANTS The Putative Interested Party Ref.: Nil

FLEXCHAIN LTD AND OTHERS v. THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES

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