SKY KING MACHINERY ENGINEERING LTD V. CHINA HARBOUR ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD

[2026] HKCA 11 Court of Appeal 2 February 2026 • CACV211/2023 • 86 min read

16 cases cited (0 SG, 16 foreign)

Judges (3)

Barma Coram Chow Coram Mimmie Chan Coram

Counsel (7)

Wellington Legal LLP Firm Y.S. Lau & Partners Firm Andrew Liao Counsel Defendant Christopher Chain Counsel Plaintiff Leung Sze Lum Counsel Defendant Martin Lau Counsel Plaintiff Stephanie Wong Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

China Harbour Engineering Company Limited Sharon Asia Waste Sorting Engineering Limited Defendant Sky King Machinery Engineering Limited Plaintiff

Summary

Sky King Machinery Engineering appealed against China Harbour Engineering Company in a copyright infringement dispute over engineering drawings for a waste sorting facility at the Hong Kong International Airport's Third Runway System project. The Court of Appeal examined whether the defendant's drawings were substantial reproductions of the plaintiff's copyrighted plans. The appeal was determined after hearing on 14 October 2025.

Statutes Cited

s 5

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (16)

UK (5)

[1964] 1 WLR 273 [1976] AC 64 [2000] 1 WLR 2416 [2012] 1 AC 208 [2013] EWCA Civ 413

HK (11)

[1999] 3 HKC 634 [2013] 3 HKLRD 490 [2013] 5 HKC 106 [2015] 1 HKLRD 414 [2016] 5 HKC 104 [2018] HKCA 260 [2019] HKCA 916 [2023] HKCA 105 [2023] HKCFI 1516 [2024] 1 HKLRD 1252 [2024] HKCA 505

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 11)