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ARTICLE · 07 JUNE 2001

Cyber-Libel Case In Hong Kong

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Hong KongLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
Gabriela Kennedy
Gabriela Kennedy

In March 2001, E-Silkroad Holdings Limited issued a writ for cyber libel in the High Court of Hong Kong against chat room IceRed.com Limited. E-Silkroad Holdings is an online trade-show services provider. IceRed.com is a popular Hong Kong Internet chat site used by many young professionals as a forum to discuss work and social issues.

E-Silkroad claimed in its writ that approximately one dozen libellous messages appeared on IceRed.com's web-site between October last year and March this year when E-Silkroad listed on the Growth Enterprise Market. Along with a demand for compensation, E-Silkroad has asked the High Court to force IceRed to reveal the names, addresses, email addresses and Internet Protocol addresses of the users who had sent the alleged libellous messages. IceRed.com has claimed that as the postings were not made by registered users, it did not have the names, addresses and e-mail addresses requested. However, the court has granted E-Silkroad an interim order

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