- 8 - A B C A determination on Ms Chow’s locus. On 8 July 2023, OTC responded by writing to the Court, inter alia, seeking leave to file submissions in reply B C if the Court was minded to determine the issue of locus prior to the Hearing. D E D On 10 July 2023, this Court gave Directions, paras 2 and 3 of 20. E which were as follows [emphasis added] : F F G “2. The Grounds of Opposition of Ms Chow has been read by the G H Judge, and a copy of the document will be provided to the amici curiae. Where appropriate, points of merits set out in the document will be considered by the court for the purpose of the Injunction Application; H I 3. Unless and until there is a proper joinder application, it is unnecessary to consider Ms Chow’s locus. It should be made clear that the filing of Grounds of Opposition does not entitle Ms Chow to appear as a party or to make submissions at the hearing on 21 July 2023;” J K L M The Directions went on to provide for the management of the 21. Hearing, namely, lodging of skeleton arguments by the SJ and the amici, I J K L M and for the service of all relevant papers by the former on the latter. It N O should be noted that due to the tight time frame the last set of skeleton arguments would only be lodged in the morning of the 17 July 2023, 3 days N O before the Hearing (not counting the day of Hearing). P Q P and a 2 R S On 14 July 2023, OTC filed an Acknowledgement of Service 22. nd Notice to Act. Q In the Acknowledgement, Ms Chow was described as “One of the PERSONS CONDUCTING THEMSELVES IN ANY OF THE ACTS PROHIBITED UNDER PARAGRAPH 1(a), (b), (c) R S T T U U V V