由此 - 36 - A B 136. Mr. Remedios says that damages should be nominal. Mr. Remedios argues that this should be the case for the following C A B C reasons:D (1) There is no evidence that the libel was published (in the sense of being downloaded) in Hong Kong. E (2) F There is no evidence that ARY had any reputation in Hong D E F Kong. G G H 137. On his first objection, Mr. Remedios went so far as to suggest H that the claim should be dismissed outright. I I J 138. Mr. Remedios relied on a number of cases suggesting that an J article in the internet is published where it is accessed and downloaded. If K L so, according to Mr. Remedios, there being no oral or documentary evidence from the Plaintiffs expressly stating that the Article was K L downloaded in Hong Kong, there can have been no publication in Hong M Kong and the claim should be rejected. N N 139. I am not persuaded by the argument. O O P M 140. The majority of cases relied upon by Mr. Remedios concern P the question whether a defamation took place in some home jurisdiction for Q the purpose of service abroad. R R 141. S T Q Thus, for example, in the Hong Kong situation, assume it is S proposed to sue someone outside the jurisdiction for the tort of defamation. In such case, it may be necessary in order to obtain leave for service of a T writ outside Hong Kong for a plaintiff to show that the defamation took U U V V

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