A quick update. My letter to the SCMPost was not printed, nor did it elicit a reply. The case continued, as did the reporting. I did notice though that the ban on names has disappeared, so that we now know the names of the parties. The lady concerned, who was awarded more than $1 billion, was Florence Tsang Chiu-wing. If you know this lady she owes you a drink.
The gentleman concerned was Samathur Li Kin-kan, who is the son of preoperty money pile Samuel Lee Tak-yee (can nobody in this family spell?) aka the Prudential Hotel.
The judge has now retired — nothing untoward: he reached the age of 65 — and received the usual bouquet of farewell compliments. I am sure these were richly deserved, but I wonder if judges approaching the end of the line suffer from the short-time twitches…
I have written to the Department of Justice to see if they can shed any light on the situation. I am not holding my breath.
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