WIDE LINK LTD. v. TAM SING CHEONG AND OTHERS

CACV 151/99

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 151 OF 1999

(ON APPEAL FROM HCMP 1102/1998)

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D E T E R M I N A T I O N

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Hon Leong JA (giving the determination of the Court):

1. The matter in dispute on appeal amounts to more than a million dollars and appeal to the Court of Final Appeal is as of right. We therefore grant leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal. However, we would impose the condition that the appellant shall enter into security, for the due prosecution of the appeal and costs to the sum of $400,000 for all three defendants. We do not think the estimated costs as proposed by the respondents in the sum of $1.2 million is a realistic estimate. We therefore grant leave accordingly on that condition. The costs of this application shall be costs in the Court of Final Appeal.