Waste paper recycling company was granted land to build a factory, claiming that the government has not provided construction land to file for compensation

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Written by: Lu Leqian

2021-03-10 19:04

Last update date: 2021-03-10 19:04

At the end of 2018, the Environmental Protection Department approved nearly two hectares of land in the Tuen Mun Ecological Park and leased it to a recycling company to build a waste paper recycling plant. However, the recycling company found that the land was covered with cement floors and could not carry out the project; although the government promised to remove the floor, However, the project has not been carried out, and the equipment such as electricity on the land has not been as ideal, resulting in the land being vacant and unusable.

In the end, the government terminated the lease in July 2020 on the grounds of rent arrears and failure to carry out the project as scheduled. The recycling company refused to accept it. Today (10th), it filed with the High Court to claim that the lease should continue to be valid, demand the government to perform the contract and compensate for the losses.

The monthly rent of the leased land is nearly 400,000 yuan

The plaintiff Rocsky International Limited, the defendant Hong Kong government.

According to the filing, in December 2018, the plaintiff signed a 20-year lease with the Hong Kong government to lease four plots of 19,000 square meters of land in the Tuen Mun Eco Park to the plaintiff for the construction and operation of a waste paper recycling plant. , And is scheduled to start the lease in March 2019, with a monthly rent of 399,000 yuan.

The ground has a cement floor and cannot start construction

However, in January 2019, the plaintiff discovered that the leased land was covered with a cement floor, which hindered the plaintiff’s works and further detection work. The plaintiff stated that the Environmental Protection Department had promised to be responsible for removing the concrete floor at that time, but the relevant works were not started in the end. The land was "paid for good" to the plaintiff.

The plaintiff stated that even though the government has been unable to hand over the land to them, the plaintiff has always contacted various government departments for assistance. The Environmental Protection Department has repeatedly told the plaintiff that their plan is an important part of the waste paper recycling industry and the government will fully support it. It also requested the plaintiff to pay part of the rent.

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EPA terminated the lease last year

Affected by the social movement in 2019 and the pneumonia epidemic, the cement floor problem has not been resolved, and its infrastructure such as electricity is not as ideal, which caused difficulties in the plaintiff’s financing plan. However, the plaintiff still agreed to pay the Ministry by deducting the guarantee. Rent.

However, the Environmental Protection Department finally told the plaintiff in July 2020 that it would terminate the lease agreement between the two parties and re-tender the plan. It also alleged that the plaintiff owed more than RMB 4.768 million in rent and did not start the project within 8 months after the lease began.

Requires that the lease of court clothing is still valid

The plaintiff stated that since the Environmental Protection Department has not been able to hand over the land to them, the lease has not actually begun, and the government cannot cancel the lease before completing the removal of the cement. Therefore, the court is required to declare that the lease is still valid and the government continues to perform it. Lease agreement and compensate for the losses caused by it.

Case Number: HCA360/2021

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