-53concluding I say nothing about the situation where, to the knowledge of the
respondents, a person (such as Mr Ma Ching Kwan the 6 th appellant) or the
Oriental Press Group have been deliberately targeted by defamatory statements
from groups of anonymous subscribers. In these circumstances, to merely
employ two administrators to monitor forum discussion for six to eight hours a
day, five days a week, may not be enough.
Whilst keywords to identify
defamatory statements may not be possible, is there any reason why the
identities of key persons cannot be high-lighted and brought to the attention of
the administrators? This was not an aspect of the case which was explored
either in the courts below or before us. I therefore say nothing more about it.
132.
I agree with Mr Justice Ribeiro PJ’s judgment.
Mr Justice Gleeson NPJ:
133.
I agree with the judgment of Mr Justice Ribeiro PJ.
Chief Justice Ma:
134.
For the reasons contained in the judgment of Mr Justice Ribeiro PJ,
this appeal is unanimously dismissed. As to costs, an order nisi is made in
terms of paragraph 114 above.
(Geoffrey Ma)
Chief Justice
(Patrick Chan)
Permanent Judge
(Henry Litton)
Non-Permanent Judge
(RAV Ribeiro)
Permanent Judge
(Murray Gleeson)
Non-Permanent Judge
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