Hong Kong Airlines slapped with second lawsuit in a week
Hong Kong Airlines has been slapped with a second lawsuit in a week, this time over alleged non-payment of fees totalling HK$300m (US$39m). Hip Hing Construction Company on Tuesday lodged a claim against Hong Kong’s second-largest airline over payments pursuant to an agreement dated November 29, 2018, and confirmed by the firm, A. Lead Architects. The High Court filing did not provide details of the agreement, apart from stating an outstanding balance of HK$216m plus an interest of HK$80.4m for late payment up to April 30. Hip Hing’s website showed it had completed a project for the airline in 2019, known as the Hong Kong Airlines Aviation Training Centre, with A. Lead Architects listed as the architect. Situated in Chek Lap Kok on Lantau Island, the HK$1.8b centre is an 11-storey building containing 24 training classrooms and 12 flight simulators, with a training hall and swimming pool, among other facilities. The lawsuit came just days after Fujian-based Industrial Bank sued Hong Kong Airlines Aviation Training Centre on April 28, over an alleged failure to repay an unspecified sum and for delivery of vacant possession of the 5,858 square metre plot on which the centre was built.<br/>
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Hong Kong Airlines slapped with second lawsuit in a week
Hong Kong Airlines has been slapped with a second lawsuit in a week, this time over alleged non-payment of fees totalling HK$300m (US$39m). Hip Hing Construction Company on Tuesday lodged a claim against Hong Kong’s second-largest airline over payments pursuant to an agreement dated November 29, 2018, and confirmed by the firm, A. Lead Architects. The High Court filing did not provide details of the agreement, apart from stating an outstanding balance of HK$216m plus an interest of HK$80.4m for late payment up to April 30. Hip Hing’s website showed it had completed a project for the airline in 2019, known as the Hong Kong Airlines Aviation Training Centre, with A. Lead Architects listed as the architect. Situated in Chek Lap Kok on Lantau Island, the HK$1.8b centre is an 11-storey building containing 24 training classrooms and 12 flight simulators, with a training hall and swimming pool, among other facilities. The lawsuit came just days after Fujian-based Industrial Bank sued Hong Kong Airlines Aviation Training Centre on April 28, over an alleged failure to repay an unspecified sum and for delivery of vacant possession of the 5,858 square metre plot on which the centre was built.<br/>
