TENANCY AGREEMENT OF UNIT 2103, 21/F AITKEN VANSON CENTRE
Dated the
day
of 2010
AITKEN,
VANSON & COMPANY LIMITED
And
SUN
LINE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
OF
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0000, 00/X
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XXXXXX XXXXXX
THIS
AGREEMENT
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is
made the 10 day of March Two
Thousand And Ten
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Parties
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BETWEEN
the parties more particularly described and set out in the First Schedule
hereto.
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WHEREBY
IT IS AGREED as follows:
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Description
of
premises, term
and
rent
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1. The
Landlord shall let and the Tenant shall take on an “as is” basis ALL THAT
the premises more particularly described and set out in the Second
Schedule hereto (hereinafter referred to as “the said premises”) forming
part of the messuage erections and building known as XXXXXX XXXXXX CENTRE
(hereinafter referred to as “the said Building”) erected on ALL THAT piece
or parcel of ground situate lying and being at Xx. 00 Xxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx and registered in the Land Registry as XXXX XXXX
INLAND LOT No. 354 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Land”) TOGETHER
with the right in common with the Landlord and all others having the like
right to use and enjoy all entrances, lift hall, staircases, landings,
passages and lavatories in the said Building in so far as the same are
necessary for the proper use and enjoyment of the said premises AND ALSO
TOGETHER with the right in common as aforesaid to use and enjoy all lifts
and central air-conditioning and heating services (if any) intended for
common use and provided and installed in the said Building whenever the
same shall be operating for the term and at the rent more particularly
described and set out in the Third Schedule
hereto.
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Deposit
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2. The
Tenant shall on the signing of this Agreement deposit to the Landlord the
sum more particularly described and set out in the Third Schedule hereto
(hereinafter referred to as “the said deposit”) to secure the due
performance and observance of the agreements stipulations and conditions
herein contained and on the part of the Tenant to be observed and
performed. At the expiration or sooner determination of this Agreement if
the Tenant shall have paid all rent and air-conditioning and management
charges and other sums payable hereunder and if there shall be no breach
non-observance or non-performance of any of the agreements stipulations or
conditions herein contained on the Tenant’s part to be observed and
performed the Landlord shall refund to the Tenant the said deposit within
twenty-one (21) days after delivery of vacant possession of the said
premises to the Landlord but without any interest thereon but if there
shall be any rent or air-conditioning and management charges or other sums
payable hereunder in arrears the Landlord shall be entitled to apply the
said deposit towards payment of such arrears and if there shall be breach
non-observance or non-performance of any of the agreements stipulations or
conditions herein contained on the Tenant’s part to be observed and
performed the Landlord shall be entitled to apply the said deposit or such
part or parts thereof towards remedying such breach (in so far as this may
be possible) in which event the Tenant shall within seven (7) days of a
written demand by the Landlord as a condition precedent to the
continuation of the tenancy hereby created deposit with the Landlord the
amount by which the said deposit may have been reduced (a certificate
issued by the Landlord in this connection shall be conclusive and binding
upon the Tenant save for manifest errors) and if the Tenant shall fail so
to do the Landlord shall forthwith be entitled to forfeit the tenancy
hereby created and to re-enter on the said premises or any part of parts
thereof and to recover possession of the said premises and to determine
this Agreement in which event the Landlord shall be entitled to deduct
sums sufficient to compensate the Landlord for all losses costs and
expenses suffered as a result thereof from the said deposit without
prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Landlord hereunder. In no
event however shall the Tenant be entitled to treat payment of the said
deposit as payment of the rent or the air-conditioning and management
charges or other charges or fees or sums payable
hereunder.
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Tenant’s
obligations
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3.
The Tenant to the intent that the obligations hereunder shall continue
throughout the term hereby agrees with the Landlord as
follows:-
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To
pay rent
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(a)
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To
pay the rent on the days and in the manner herein provided for payment
thereof.
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To
pay government
rent,
rates, tax etc
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(b)
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To
pay and discharge punctually all government rent, rates, taxes,
assessments, duties, charges, impositions and outgoings of an annual or
recurring nature now or hereafter to be assessed, imposed charged or
levied by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(hereinafter referred to as “Government of HKSAR”) or other lawful
authority upon the said premises or upon the owner or occupier thereof
(Property Tax and expenses of a capital or non-recurring nature alone
excepted). The Tenant shall unless the Landlord otherwise directs pay all
rates imposed on the said premises in the first place to the Landlord or
to the manager charged with the management of the said Building during the
term of the tenancy (hereinafter referred to as “the Manager”) as the
Landlord may so direct in writing and the Landlord or the Manager (as the
case may be) shall settle the same with the Government of HKSAR and in the
event of the said premises not yet having been assessed to rates the
Tenant shall pay to the Landlord (or to the Manager as the Landlord may so
direct in writing) a sum equal to 3% on the basis of a notional rateable
value of the said premises calculated as the aggregate of twelve months’
rent payable by the Tenant on account of the Tenant’s liability under this
Clause which sum shall be payable on a monthly basis in advance and any
overpayment or underpayment by the Tenant shall be adjusted when the said
premises have been assessed to rates. Likewise, the Tenant shall unless
the Landlord otherwise directs pay all government rent in the first place
to the Landlord or the Manager as the Landlord may so direct in writing
and the Landlord or the Manager (as the case may be) shall settle the same
with Government of HKSAR and in the event of such Government rent not yet
having been assessed the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord or the Manager
as the Landlord may so direct in writing, a sum equivalent to 3% of the
notional rateable value of the said premises calculated as the aggregate
of twelve months’ rent payable by the Tenant which sum shall be payable on
a monthly basis in advance and any overpayment or underpayment by the
Tenant shall be adjusted when such Government rent has been
assessed.
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2
To
pay service
charges
and
deposits
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(c)
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To
pay and discharge punctually during the term all deposits and charges for
gas, water, electricity, telephone and other services whatsoever now or at
any time hereafter consumed by the Tenant and chargeable in respect of the
said premises and to pay and discharge all necessary deposits for the
supply of gas, water, electricity, telephone and other services for the
common area and the common service facilities of the said Building when
required and to comply with all requirements of the gas, water,
electricity, telephone and other services authorities or suppliers
relating to the use of such services or the fitting out of the said
premises by the Tenant Provided That if there shall be more than one
tenant to share the use of one gas, water or electricity meter (as the
case may be) then the charges for the supply of gas, water or electricity
(as the case may be) to such tenants shall be shared and paid by the said
tenants in proportion.
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3
To
pay air-
conditioning
and
management
charges
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(d)
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(i)
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To
pay to the Landlord punctually during the term such monthly contribution
towards the costs, charges and expenses for the maintenance and supply of
air- conditioning and management services or otherwise as shall be
required by the Landlord.
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Adjustment
of air-
conditioning
the
and
management
charges
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(ii)
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If
at any time during the term the operating cost relative to the supply of
the air-conditioning and services or otherwise shall have risen the
Landlord shall have right from time to time to increase the
air-conditioning and management charges in proportion to the said increase
whose assessment shall be conclusive.
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Normal
business
hours
and operating
hours
of air-
conditioning
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(iii)
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To
follow the normal business hours of the said Building. The normal business
hours of the said Building means the hours other than on Sundays and
public holiday between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on each Monday to Friday
which is not a public holiday and between 8:00a.m. and 3:00p.m. on each
Saturday which is not a public holiday. The Landlord reserves the right to
alter or amend the said business hours from time to time and to such
extent as the Landlord shall in its discretion deem appropriate or
necessary. The Landlord also reserves the right to change the operating
hours of the central air-conditioning system of and in the said Building.
Unless and until otherwise changed the operating hours of such
air-conditioning shall be the same as the said business
hours.
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Extra
air-
conditioning
charges
for
extended
hours of
air-conditioning
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(iv)
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Should
the Tenant require the operating hours of the air-conditioning be
extended, the Tenant shall give written notice reasonably in advance to
the Manager for the necessary arrangement and shall pay to the Landlord
such extra and additional charges at such hourly rate or monthly
contribution as shall be determined by the Landlord from time to time for
the supply of extended hours of air-conditioning. For the avoidance of
doubt, neither the Landlord nor the Manager gives any representation
and/or warranty that any extended hours of air-conditioning can be
arranged upon a request by the Tenant.
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To
submit fit out
plans
for approval
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(e)
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(i)
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The
Tenant shall within fourteen (14) days upon receipt of the Fit Out Guide
in respect of the said Building at its own cost and expense prepare and
submit fit out plans and specifications to the Landlord and the Manager
for their approval. Failure of the Tenant to submit the fit out plans and
specifications within the prescribed time for approval shall not entitle
the Tenant to any extension of the commencement date of the tenancy hereby
created nor to any extension of the payment of the rent or
air-conditioning and management charges payable by the Tenant
hereunder.
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To
fit out in
accordance
with
approved
fit out
plans
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(ii)
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To
fit out the said premises at the Tenant’s expense in accordance with such
fit out plans and specifications as shall have been first submitted to and
approved in writing by the Landlord and the Manager in a good and proper
workmanlike fashion and in all respects in a style and manner appropriate
to a first class industrial/office building and so to maintain the same
throughout the term in good repair and condition to the satisfaction of
the Landlord and the Manager. In the event of such approval being
requested, it shall be a condition precedent to the granting thereof that
the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord and the Manager all fees and costs
incurred by the Landlord and the Manager in employing architects,
engineers, professionals, specialist and/or consultants to vet examine and
scrutinise such fit out plans and specifications. Such approval from the
Landlord and the Manager shall in no event relieve the Tenant from the
responsibility to obtain all necessary permits and licences pertaining to
the fitting out works and the Tenant shall give all notices required and
shall comply with all Ordinances, rules, regulations and all regulations
and by-laws of any public utility company or authority. The Tenant shall
not cause or permit to be made any variations to the approved fit out
plans and specifications or to the interior design or layout of the said
premises without the prior approval in writing of the Landlord and the
Manager.
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To
comply with the
terms
and
conditions
of fitting
out
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(iii)
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To
comply with the terms and conditions as set out in the Fourth Schedule
hereto which may be revoked or amended by the Landlord or Manager at any
time and from time to time.
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Floor-loading
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(f)
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(i)
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Not
to place on or in any part of the said premises any machinery, goods,
materials, or merchandise which may cause the maximum floor
loading-bearing capacity therefor to be exceeded or do anything on the
said premises or any part or parts thereof whereby excessive noise,
vibration or resonance or other form of excessive disturbance or annoyance
is created so as to give reasonable cause for complaint to the Landlord or
any other persons in or outside the said
Building.
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Installation
of
machinery
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(ii)
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Not
to install any machinery in the said premises or any part or parts thereof
before submitting for the approval of the Landlord and the Manager full
particulars and information regarding such machinery (particularly as to
the type and weight thereof) intended to be installed in the said premises
together with a general layout plan of the said premises showing the
actual position at which such machinery is intended to be installed, and
obtaining approval of the Landlord and the Manager therefor. In granting
any such approval (which may be granted with such condition or conditions
as the Landlord and/or the Manager may in its/their reasonable opinion
deem fit), it shall be a condition precedent to the granting thereof that
the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord and the Manager all fees and costs
incurred by the Landlord and the Manager in employing professional(s) to
examine and give such approval.
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Absorbers
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(iii)
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Not
to mount and equip any machinery (particularly machinery with horizontal
reciprocating action) in the said premises or any part or parts thereof
without anti-vibration absorbers and anti-dumping absorbers of such types
and design as shall be approved in writing by the Landlord and the
Manager. In granting any such approval (which may be granted with such
condition or conditions as the Landlord and/or the Manager may in
its/their reasonable opinion deem fit), it shall be a condition precedent
to the granting thereof that the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord and
Manager all fees and costs incurred by the Landlord and the Manager in
employing professional(s) to examine and give such
approval.
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Covenants
for repair
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(g)
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At
the expense of the Tenant to keep the interior of the said premises
including but not limited to the flooring or interior plaster or other
finishes or rendering to walls, floors and ceilings and the Landlord’s
fixtures and fittings therein and all additions thereto including all
doors, windows, air-conditioning fancoils, electrical installations and
wirings, toilet equipments, ventilators, fire-fighting equipments, flush
system apparatus and water apparatus in good repair and condition to the
satisfaction of the Landlord and sufficiently preserve repair and maintain
the same and to deliver up the same to the Landlord at the expiration or
sooner determination of the term in like condition. In particular, but
without in any way limiting the
foregoing:
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To
pay cost of
replacing
broken
windows
etc.
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(i)
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To
pay or reimburse the Landlord the cost of replacing all broken or damaged
windows or glass of the said premises (or elsewhere if used exclusively by
the Tenant) whether the same be broken or damaged by the negligence of the
Tenant or owing to circumstances beyond the control of the
Tenant.
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To
install repair or
replace
electrical
wirings
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(ii)
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To
repair or replace if so required by the appropriate company or authority
under the terms of the Electricity Ordinance or any statutory modification
or re-enactment thereof or any Regulations made thereunder all the
electricity wiring installations and fittings within the said premises and
the wiring from the Tenant’s meter or meters to and within the
same.
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To
keep sanitary
apparatus
in good
repair
and condition
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(iii)
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At
the expense of the Tenant to keep the water tanks, drains, pipes, toilets,
lavatories, sanitary or plumbing apparatus and other water apparatus
(hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Sanitary Apparatus”) used
exclusively by the Tenant and its servants, employees, agents, invitees,
licensees and customers in good, clean and tenantable repair and condition
to the satisfaction of the Landlord and in accordance with the regulations
or by-laws of all Public Health and other Government authorities concerned
and to pay to the Landlord on demand clearing repairing or replacing any
of the Sanitary Apparatus choked impeded blocked or stopped owing to the
careless or improper use or neglect by the Tenant or any of its servants,
employees, agents, invitees, licensees or customers.
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To
pay cost of
replacing
light
bulbs
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(iv)
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To
reimburse to the Landlord the cost of replacing any damaged, broken,
defective or burned out electric light bulbs, tubes and globes in the said
premises which are provided by the Landlord.
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To
be responsible
for
any loss or
damage
caused to
any
property or any
person
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(v)
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To
be wholly responsible for any damage or injury caused to any person
whomsoever directly or indirectly through the defective or damaged
condition of any part of the interior of the said premises or any fixtures
or fittings therein for the repair of which the Tenant is responsible
hereunder or in any way owing to the spread of fire or smoke or the
overflow of water from the said premises or any part thereof or through
the act default or neglect of the Tenant its servants agents licensees or
customers and to make good the same by payment or otherwise and to
indemnify the Landlord against all costs claims demands actions and legal
proceedings whatsoever made upon the Landlord by any person in respect of
any such loss damage or injury and all costs and expenses incidental
thereto, and to effect adequate insurance cover in respect of such
risks.
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To
protect interior
form
storm or
typhoon
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(vi)
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To
take all reasonable precautions to protect the interior of the said
premises from storm or typhoon damage and in the event of such damage
being incurred to repair the damage or restore the said premises to a
proper state and condition in accordance with the covenants for repair
contained in this Clause 3(g).
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Employ
cleaning
contractor
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(h)
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(i)
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The
Tenant shall employ their own staff or a cleaning contractor nominated by
the Landlord or the Manager at its own expense for the cleaning of the
said premises.
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To
be responsible
for
removal of
garbage
and refuse
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(ii)
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The
cleaning contractor shall be responsible for the removal and disposal of
all garbage or refuse each day from the said premises to such location as
shall be specified by the Landlord and/or the Manager in the manner and
subject to such reasonable rules and regulations prescribed by the
Landlord and/or the Manager from time to time and until such time as such
garbage or refuse is removed from the said Building to keep within the
said premises the same securely sealed in containers of a design as
specified by the Landlord and/or the Manager from time to
time.
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To
co-operate with
cleaning
contractor
and
other
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(iii)
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To
render full co-operation to the cleaning contractor and tenants or
occupiers of the other parts of the said Building with a view to keep the
said premises and the said Building at all times in a neat and tidy
condition.
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To
pay the cost of
affixing
or
replacing
tenant’s
name
on the
directory
board
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(i)
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To
pay or reimburse to the Landlord or its agents immediately upon demand the
cost of affixing, repairing, altering or replacing as may be necessary the
Tenant’s name on the Directory Board (if any) provided by the Landlord
and/or the Manager. The Tenant’s name so appearing on the Directory Board
in English and Chinese in uniform lettering and characters designed by the
Landlord and/or the Manager shall strictly be in accordance with that
appearing in this Agreement or its trading name(s) with or without its
registered trade xxxx or logo subject to the Tenant’s request unless prior
written consent to name otherwise has first been obtained from the
Landlord. The Tenant shall in the event of the Tenant changing its name,
notify the Landlord at least seven (7) days prior to such change of
name.
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To
ensure security
equipment
in good
order
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(j)
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To
ensure at all times that all fire alarms, fire fighting equipments and
other equipments for security purpose provided by the Landlord shall not
be disrupted, interrupted, damaged or caused to be defective through the
act, default or neglect of the Tenant or any of its servants, employees,
agents, invitees, licensees or customers.
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To
permit Landlord
to
enter and view
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(k)
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(i)
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To
permit the Landlord its agents and all persons authorised by it with or
without workmen or others and with or without appliances at all reasonable
times to enter upon the said premises to view the condition thereof and
upon prior notice to the Tenant to take inventories of the fixtures and
fittings of the Landlord therein and to carry out any work or repair
required to be done provided that in the event of an emergency the
Landlord its servants or agents may enter without notice and forcibly if
the Landlord deems necessary.
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To
permit Landlord
to
take prospective
tenants
or
purchasers
to view
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(ii)
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During
the three months immediately preceding the expiration of the term hereby
granted the Landlord or its authorized agents shall be at liberty to take
prospective tenants new purchasers to view the interior of the said
premises and to display an advertisement outside the said premises
offering the said premises for letting or sale.
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To
execute repairs
on
receipt of notices
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(1)
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(i)
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On
receipt of any notice from the Landlord or its authorized agents
specifying any works or repairs to be done and the time in which they are
to be done and which are the responsibility of the Tenant hereunder,
forthwith to comply with such
notice.
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To
permit Landlord
to
repair and make
good
the premises
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(ii)
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If
the Tenant shall fail within fourteen (14) days of such notice, of such
shorter period as shall be appropriate in case of emergency, to proceed to
commence and then to continue diligently and expeditiously to comply with
such notice in all respects or if the Tenant shall at any time make
default in the performance of any of the agreements stipulations and
conditions herein contained for or in relating to the repair decoration
preservation protection or maintenance of the said premises or any part or
parts thereof it shall be lawful for the Landlord and all persons
authorized by the Landlord including but not limited to its agents,
servants and workmen to enter upon the said premises and to carry’ out all
or any of the works referred to in such notice and the cost of so doing
and all expenses incurred thereby shall be paid by the Tenant to the
Landlord on demand and shall forthwith be recoverable by the Landlord as
debt by action Provided That if the Tenant shall fail to pay such debt
within fifteen (15) days,
the Landlord shall in addition be entitled to charge interest thereon but
no such entry’ repair decoration preservation protection or maintenance
shall prejudice the Landlord’s right of re-entry’ and forfeiture
hereinafter contained.
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To
inform Landlord
of
damage or
accident
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(m) |
To
give notice in writing to the Landlord or its authorized agents as soon as
practicable after the Tenant shall have become aware of any accident or of
any damage caused or that may be caused to the said premises, the fixtures
or fittings provided therein by the Landlord, the water pipes, the said
Building or any persons thereon and of any defects or want of repair
thereof.
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To
comply with the
Fit
Out Guide,
DMC
and House
Rule
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(n)
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(i)
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To
obey and comply strictly with the provisions of the Fit Out Guide, Deed of
Mutual Covenant (if any) and House Rules and to pay the Fit Out Deposit as
the Manager may from time to time determine and to conduct the business of
the Tenant in such manner as to prejudice the goodwill and reputation of
the said Building as a first class industrial/office
building
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To
obey and comply
with
all notices and
announcement
made
by Landlord
or
Manager
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(ii)
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To
obey and comply with such rules, regulations or requirements stated in
notices or announcements as may from time to time be made imposed adopted
introduced or amended by the Landlord and/or the Manager and/or its agents
in respect of the said
Building.
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To
comply with all
ordinances
etc.
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(o)
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To
obey and comply with and to keep the Landlord indemnified against the
breach of all Ordinances, regulations, by-laws, rules, requirements,
directions and orders of any government or other competent authority
relating to the use of and the conduct and carrying on of the Tenant’s
business in the said premises as specified in the Fifth Schedule hereto or
to any other act, deed, matter or thing done, permitted, suffered or
omitted therein or thereon by the Tenant or any servant, employee, agent,
invitee, licensee or customer of the Tenant and to notify the Landlord
forthwith in writing of any notice received from the Manager or any
statutory or public authority concerning or in respect of a possible
breach of this Clause 3(o).
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To
be responsible
for
contractors
servants,
agents and
licensees
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(p)
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(i)
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To
be responsible to the Landlord for the acts, neglects, defaults and
omissions of all contractors, servants, employees, agents, invitees,
licensees or customers of the Tenant as if they were the acts, neglects
defaults and omissions of the Tenant and for the purposes of this
Agreement “licensee” shall include any person present in, using or
visiting the said premises with the consent of the Tenant expressed or
implied.
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To
indemnify the
Landlord
against all
actions
etc.
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(ii)
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To
indemnify and keep the Landlord indemnified from and against all actions,
proceedings, claims and demands whatsoever brought or made by the tenants
and occupiers of the other parts of the said Building and any third party
and all costs and expenses (including legal costs on a full indemnity
basis) incurred by the Landlord thereby arising in respect of any act or
liability caused by or arising from the act, breach of duty, neglect or
default (irrespective of whether wilful or not)of the Tenant or any of its
contractors, servants, employees, agents, invitees, licensees or customers
including but not limited to any breach or non-observance or
nonperformance of any of the agreements stipulations and conditions herein
contained and on the Tenant’s part to be observed and performed or by
reason of any water or smoke or offensive smell or odour originating form
the said premises.
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To
yield up at the
end
of term
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(q)
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To
quietly yield up the said premises together with all the Landlord’s
fixtures, fittings and additions therein and thereto without compensation
for any alterations or improvements made to the said premises at the
expiration or sooner determination of term and/or this Agreement in good
clean and tenantable repair and condition notwithstanding any rule of law
or equity to the contrary Provided That the Tenant shall at the Tenant’s
expense remove all personal property, fixtures and fittings and additions
therein and thereto of the Tenant and make good all damage caused by such
removal and reinstate the said premises to the condition they were in at
the commencement of the term and thereupon to surrender to the Landlord
all keys giving access to all parts of the said premises, the said
Building or any part or parts thereof and to make good any damage caused
by such removal at the Tenant’s
expense.
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To
operate the
business
under
specified
business
name
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(r)
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The
Tenant shall operate business at the said premises under the business name
of SUN LINE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED and shall produce to the Landlord a copy of
Business Registration Certificate of each of the above business names
together with its application form in the said business names and in the
sole proprietorship/partnership (as the case may be at the date of signing
hereof) of the Tenant at the address of the said premises within 1
month from the commencement of this tenancy.
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Tenant’s
restrictive
covenants
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(4)
The Tenant hereby agrees with the Landlord that unless it has obtained the
prior written consent of the Landlord on such terms and conditions as the
Landlord may impose together with such consent:-
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User
of the
Premises
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(a)
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(i)
Not
to use or permit or suffer the said premises or any part or parts thereof
to be used for any purpose other than as specified in the Fifth Schedule
hereto and at the expense of the Tenant to obtain all necessary and
appropriate licences and/or permits and/or approvals necessary for the
carrying on of the Tenant’s business and to comply with any local
legislation, regulations and Government requirements and any subsequent
amendments (if any) relating to such user on the said premises and at all
times to keep current valid and subsisting all such licences and/or
permits and/or approvals. For the avoidance of doubt the Landlord does not
represent and/or warrant that the said premises are fit to be used for the
aforesaid purposes or any part or parts thereof and/or for any particular
purpose.
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Not
to use for
illegal
immoral
purposes
etc.
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(ii)
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Not
to use or cause permit or suffer to be used any part of the said premises
for gambling or for any illegal immoral or improper purposes or in any way
so as to cause nuisance annoyance inconvenience or damage or danger to the
Landlord or tenants or occupiers of any other neighbouring premises of the
Building.
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Not
to use premises
as
sleeping quarters
or
domestic
premises
|
(iii)
|
Not
to use the said premises or any part thereof as sleeping quarters or as
domestic premises within the meaning of any Ordinance for the time being
in force or to allow any person to remain in the said premises overnight
unless with the Landlord’s prior permission in writing. Such permission
shall only be given to enable the Tenant to post watchmen to look after
the contents of the said premises and the names of the watchmen shall
first be registered with the Landlord prior to its giving such
permission.
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Not
to prepare food
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(b)
|
Not
to allow any cooking of food on the said premises and not to cause or
permit any offensive or unusual odours to be produced upon emanated from
the said premises.
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Not
to produce
music
or noise
audible
outside
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(c)
|
Not
to produce or permit or suffer to be produced any music or noise
(including sound produced by broadcasting or any apparatus or any
equipment capable of producing, reproducing, receiving or recording sound)
so as to constitute nuisance or give reasonable cause for complaint from
the Landlord or tenants or occupiers of the other parts of the said
Building or in any adjoining or neighbouring building.
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Not
to cause any
nuisance
or
annoyance
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(d)
|
Not
to do or permit or suffer to be done any act or thing in or upon the said
premises or any part or parts thereof which in the opinion of the Landlord
may constitute a nuisance or annoyance or give cause for complaint from
the Landlord or tenants or occupiers of the other parts of the said
Building or in any adjoining or neighbouring
building.
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Not
to breach
Government
Lease
or
cause insurance to
be
voided or
premium
increased
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(e)
|
Not
to do or permit or suffer to be done any act, deed, matter or thing
whatsoever which will amount to a breach or non-observance of any of the
terms and conditions under which the said Land is held from the Government
or of the Deed of Mutual Covenant (if any) under which the Landlord holds
the said premises or the building plans or the occupation permit of the
said Building as approved or issued by the Government of HKSAR or whereby
any insurance on the said premises or the said Building against loss or
damage by fire, storm, typhoon, other insurable perils and/or claims by
third parties for the time being in force may be rendered void or voidable
or whereby the premium thereof may be increased Provided That if as the
result of any act, deed, matter or thing done permitted or suffered by the
Tenant, the premium on any such policy of insurance shall be increased,
the Landlord shall be entitled without prejudice to any other remedy
hereunder to recover from the Tenant the amount of any such increase and
further the Tenant shall keep the Landlord fully indemnified against all
losses damages claims and demands sustained by or made against the
Landlord by any person as a result of any breach by the Tenant of this
Clause 4 (e) Provided That notwithstanding anything herein contained the
Landlord does not warrant that any or adequate insurance against fire or
any other risks exists in respect of the said premises and/or the said
Building and/or all or any of the goods or property stored therein by the
Tenant And the Tenant shall be responsible in any event for insurance of
its property in the said premises.
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Not
to keep arms or
combustible
goods
in
the Premises
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(f)
|
Not
to keep or store or permit or suffer to be kept or stored in the said
premises any arms, ammunitions, gun-powder, saltpetre, kerosene or other
explosive inflammable combustible or hazardous
substance.
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Not
to make or
permit
any
alterations
or
additions
|
(g)
|
Not
without the prior written consent of the Landlord to make or permit any
alterations or additions or partitions to be made in or to the said
premises or any part or parts thereof nor to pull down alter or remove any
doors windows additions partitions or fixtures and fittings thereof nor to
make any alterations to the fire prevention system or to the electrical
wirings and installations therein nor to install any air-conditioning
plant machinery or equipment therein nor to cut maim or injure nor to
suffer to be cut maimed or injured any doors, windows, walls, beams,
structural members or fabric thereof. The Tenant shall be responsible for
obtaining the Building Authority or any other government authorities
consent for such alterations additions or partitions in or to the said
premises at its own expense and the Tenant further undertakes to comply
with all government’s requirements and regulations relating thereto. At
the expiration or sooner determination of the term the Tenant shall at its
own expense remove all such alterations or additions or partitions so
erected or installed by the Tenant and restore the said premises to its
original tenantable state as at the commencement of the term to the
satisfaction of the
Landlord.
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Not
to install
electrical
wrings in
premises
without
Landlord’s
approval
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(h)
|
Not
to lay affix attach or install any electrical wirings or cables in the
said premises without the prior written consent of the Landlord and the
Tenant shall only carry out such electrical installation in accordance
with the fit-out plan which has been duly approved by the
Landlord.
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Not
to damage toilet
facilities
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(i)
|
Not
to use or permit or suffer the toilet facilities provided by the Landlord
to be used for any purpose other than that for which they are intended and
not to throw or permit or suffer or be thrown therein any foreign
substance of any kind and the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord on demand
all costs and expenses incurred by the Landlord in making good any
breakage, blockage or damage resulting from a violation of this Clause
4(i).
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Not
to damage main
structure,
walls,
ceilings
and other
common
service
facilities
|
(j)
|
(i)
|
Not
to damage xxxx or deface or permit or suffer to be damaged marked or
defaced any main structure, fixtures and fittings, decorations,
installations, lifts or other common service facilities including
air-conditioning units, cloakrooms, service pantries, halls, passageways,
staircases, drainage xxxxx, walls and ceilings of the said Building
outside the said premises, and to pay on demand to the Landlord all costs
and expenses incurred by the Landlord in repairing, making good the damage
or cleaning the same.
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Not
to drive nails
etc.
into ceilings
walls
or floors
|
(ii)
|
Not
without the prior written consent of the Landlord to drive or insert or
permit or suffer to be driven or inserted any nails, screws, hooks,
brackets or similar articles into the ceilings, walls or floors of the
said premises and any other parts of the said Building outside the said
premises.
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Display
name plate
or
signboard etc.
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(k)
|
Not
without the prior written consent of the Landlord or the Manager to
exhibit or display within outside or at the exterior of the said premises
any name-plate, poster, flag, notice, advertisement, signboard,
decoration, sign or other device, whether illuminated or not, which may be
visible from outside of the said premises except in such space and in such
form style and manner with lettering and characters approved by the
Landlord or the
Manager.
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Not
to encumber or
obstruct
passage and
common
areas
|
(l)
|
Not
to encumber or obstruct or permit or suffer to be encumbered or obstructed
with any boxes, cartons, packages, rubbish, refuse, dustbins, garbage
cans, furniture, chattels, or store of any goods, or other obstruction of
any kind or nature any of the entrances, exits, staircases, landings,
passageways, lifts, corridors, lavatories, lobbies or other parts of the
said Building in common use so that the same are at all times kept clear
and free of any obstructions of any nature and the Landlord shall in
addition to any other remedies which the Landlord may have hereunder been
entitled without notice and at the Tenant’s expenses to remove and dispose
of as it sees fit any such obstructions aforesaid without incurring any
liability therefor whatsoever whether tortious or otherwise to the Tenant
or any other person whomsoever and the Tenant shall on demand pay or
reimburse to the Landlord all costs and expenses incurred in such
removal.
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Not
to lay wirings or
cables
etc in
common
areas
|
(m)
|
Not
to lay install affix or attach any wirings, cables, pipes or other
articles or things in or upon any of the entrances, exits, staircases,
landings, passageways, corridors, lavatories, lobbies or any other common
areas of the said Building outside the said premises.
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Prohibition
of
subletting
or transfer
|
(n)
|
Not
to assign underlet or otherwise part with the possession of or transfer
the said premises or any part or parts thereof or any interest therein or
permit or suffer any arrangement or transaction whereby any person or
persons who is/are not a party to this Agreement obtains or obtain the use
possession enjoyment or occupation of the said premises or any part or
parts thereof irrespective or whether any rental or other consideration is
given therefor. The tenancy created pursuant to this Agreement shall be
personal to the Tenant named in this Agreement and without in any way
limiting the generality or the foregoing the following acts and events
shall, unless previously approved in writing by the Landlord, be deemed to
be breaches of this Clause 4(n):-
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(i)
|
In
the case of a tenant which is a partnership any change in the constitution
of the partners including the taking in of one or more new partners
whether on the death or retirement of an existing partner or
otherwise;
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(ii)
|
In
the case of a tenant who is an individual (including a sole surviving
partner of a partnership tenant) the death, insanity or other disability
of that individual, to the intent that no right to use possess, occupy or
enjoy the said premises or any part or parts thereof shall vest in the
executor, administrator, personal representative, next of kin, trustee,
receiver or committee of any such
individual;
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(iii)
|
In
the case of a tenant which is a limited company incorporated in accordance
with the laws of Hong Kong or elsewhere any take-over, reconstruction,
amalgamation merger, voluntary liquidation or change in the person or
persons who owns or own a majority of its voting shares or who otherwise
has or have effective control thereof;
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(iv)
|
The
giving by the Tenant of a Power of Attorney or similar authority whereby
the donee of the Power obtains the right to use, possess, occupy or enjoy
the said premises or any part or parts thereof or does in fact use,
possess, occupy or enjoy the same;
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(v)
|
The
change of the Tenant’s business name without the prior written consent of
the Landlord.
|
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Not
to keep animals
or
pets and to
prevent
infestation
|
(o)
|
Not
to keep or permit or suffer to be kept any animals, birds or pets inside
the said premises and to take all such steps and precautions at such
intervals as shall be required
by the Landlord and to the satisfaction of the Landlord to prevent the
said premises or any part or parts thereof from becoming infested by
termites, rats, mice, cockroaches or any other pests or vermins and in the
event of any such infestation to permit the same to be remedied by
contractor appointed by the Landlord at the Tenant’s own cost and
expense.
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Not
to permit touting
or
soliciting of
business
|
(p)
|
Not
to permit any canvassing, pedding, touting or soliciting for business or
distributing of any booklets, literatures, promotional items, pamphlets,
notices or advertising matters to be conducted outside or near the said
premises or in any part or parts of the said Building.
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Not
to hang blinds or
aerial,
etc
|
(q)
|
Not
to hang, fix or
erect any Venetian blinds
or sun blinds of any description, shelters or coverings wire or aerial
wirings or other things whatsoever on any exterior part of the said
Building including the roof and the exterior wall of the said premises nor
to do or permit to be done any act or thing which may or will alter the
external appearance of the said
Building.
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Not
to hang laundry
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(r)
|
Not
to use or cause or permit the use of the entrances, exits, halls, lobbies,
corridors, staircases, landings, passageways, lavatories and other common
areas of the said Building for the purpose of drying laundry or hanging or
storing any articles or things thereon or therein and not to permit the
Tenant’s servants, employees, agent, invitees, licensees and customers to
use the same for toitering or eating.
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Not
to use lifts for
carriage
of cargoes
|
(s)
|
Not
to permit or suffer the lifts to be used for the carriage of cargoes,
goods and other articles or things exceeding the maximum loading limit
specified therefor by a notice affixed therein.
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Exclusion
of
Landlord’s
liability
|
(t)
|
Not
to hold the Landlord liable or responsible in any way to the Tenant or to
any other person whomsoever in respect of any injury damage or loss of
business or other liability whatsoever which may be suffered by the Tenant
or by any other person or any property howsoever caused and in particular
but without limitation caused by or through or in any way owing
to:-
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(i)
|
any
defect in or failure or need for repair or overhaul of the supply of
electricity, gas, water, telephone, air-conditioning, lifts or other
service whatsoever or any surge reduction variation interruption or
termination in the supply of such services or any of the
same;
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(ii)
|
any
typhoon, landslide, subsidence of the ground, escape of fire, smoke fumes
or other substance or thing from anywhere within the said Building, any
seepage, overflow or leakage of water from any pipes, drains or fire
services system or , anywhere within the said Building or the influx of
rain water or sea water into the said premises or the said Building or any
escape of electric current from electric wiring cables or ducts situate
upon or in any way connected with the said Building or any part or parts
thereof or dropping or falling of any article object or material
whatsoever including cigarette ends, glass or tiles from anywhere within
the said Building, or vibrations from any floor office or premises in the
said Building or in the adjoining or neighbouring
building;
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(iii)
|
any
defective or damaged condition of the said premises or any part or parts
thereof or the Landlord’s fixtures and fittings
therein;
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(iv)
|
any
misconduct negligence or breach of duties on the part of the
Manager;
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(v)
|
any
act, neglect or default of the Tenant or other tenants and occupiers or
any of their servants, employees, agents, invitees, licensees or customers
of the other parts of the said Building or the adjoining or neighbouring
building; and/or
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(vi)
|
any
failure or breakage of glass or plate glass of or in the said premises or
the said Building.
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Landlord’s
covenants
|
5.
|
THE
LANDLORD HEREBY AGREES WITH THE TENANT as follows:-
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To
pay Government
Rent
and Property
Tax
|
(a)
|
To
pay the Property Tax and all expenses of a capital or non-recurring nature
attributable to or payable in respect of the said
Building.
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Tenant
shall have
quiet
enjoyment
|
(b)
|
That
the Tenant paying the rent, rates and government rent, air-conditioning
and management charges and all other outgoings hereby agreed to be paid on
the days and in the manner herein provided for payment of the same and
observing and performing the agreements, stipulations and conditions
herein contained and on the Tenant’s part to be observed and performed
shall peacefully hold and enjoy the said premises during the term without
any interruption by the Landlord or any person lawfully claiming under or
in trust for the Landlord.
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6.
|
IT
IS HEREBY FURTHER EXPRESSLY AGREED AND DECLARED as
follows:-
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Interest
on late
payment
|
(a)
|
If
the Tenant shall have failed to pay the rent, rates, government rent,
air-conditioning and management charges and all outgoings payable
hereunder in respect of the said premises on the day due for payment
thererof, the Landlord shall without prejudice to its other rights and
remedies hereunder to other rights and remedies hereunder to otherwise, be
entitled to charge and the Tenant shall be liable to pay to the Landlord
interest on the arrears of rent or outstanding amount of rates, government
rent, air-conditioning and management charges and all outgoings hereof at
such rate (as well before as after any judgment) as shall be equivalent to
three percent (3%) per month from the date the same is due until the
actual date of payment together with all legal costs and expenses incurred
by the Landlord on a full indemnity basis for the purpose of recovering
the arrears or outstanding sums in Court or otherwise from the Tenant and
shall be a debt due from the Tenant to the Landlord and be forthwith
recoverable by action. The Landlord shall also be entitled to disconnect
or discontinue the supply of services, including but not limited to
air-conditioning, water, electricity, gas to the said premises and/or to
the Tenant without prior notice to the
Tenant.
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Landlord’s
right of
re-entry
etc.
|
(b)
|
If
the rent, rates, government rent, air-conditioning and management charges
or all outgoings payable hereunder or any part thereof shall be unpaid for
fifteen (15) days after the same shall become payable (in the case of the
rent whether legally or formally demanded or not) or if the Tenant shall
fail or neglect to observe or perform any of the agreement stipulations or
conditions herein contained and on the Tenant’s part to be observed and
performed or if the Tenant shall become bankrupt, or being a corporation
shall go into liquidation by whatsoever reasons or for whatsoever
purposes, or if any petition shall be filed for the winding up of the
Tenant, or if the Tenant shall otherwise become insolvent or make any
composition or arrangement with creditors, or shall suffer any execution
to be levied on the said premises or otherwise on the Tenant’s goods, or
if the Tenant shall persistently fail in paying rent and/or
air-conditioning and management charges and/or rates and government rent
as when they fall due, then and in any such case it shall be lawful for
the Landlord at any time thereafter to forfeit the tenancy hereby created
and to re-enter on the said premises or any part of parts thereof and to
recover possession of the said premises in the name of the whole whereupon
this Agreement shall absolutely cease and determine and the said deposit
paid pursuant to Clause 2 hereof shall be absolutely forfeited to the
Landlord but without prejudice to any right of action by the Landlord in
respect of any outstanding breach or non-observance or non-performance of
any of the agreements, stipulations and conditions herein
contained.
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Written
notice shall
be
sufficient exercise
of
right
|
(c)
|
A
written notice served by the Landlord on the Tenant in manner hereinafter
mentioned to the effect that the Landlord thereby exercises the power of
forfeiture and/or re-entry herein contained shall be a full and sufficient
exercise of such power without physical entry on the part of the
Landlord.
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Acceptance
of rent
not
waiver of breach
of
convenant
|
(d)
|
The
acceptance of any rent by the Landlord hereunder shall not operate or be
regarded by the Tenant as a waiver by the Landlord of any right to proceed
against the Tenant in respect of any breach non-observance or
non-performance by the Tenant of any of the agreements stipulations terms
and conditions herein contained and on the part of the Tenant to be
observed and performed.
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Force
Majeure
|
(e)
|
If
the said premises or any part of parts thereof shall be rendered
inaccessible or destroyed or so damaged by fire, typhoon, Act of God,
force majeure or at any time during the term the said premises or the said
Building or any part of parts thereof shall be condemned as a dangerous
structure or a demolition order or closure order of the relevant
government authorities shall become operative in respect of the said
premises or the said Building or any part of parts thereof or other cause
beyond the control of the Landlord and not attributable to any act or
default of the Tenant as to be rendered unfit for use and occupation or
inaccessible and subject to the insurance policy or policies for such
risks effected by the Landlord (if any) shall not have been rendered void
or voidable or payment of policy moneys refused in whole or in part in
consequence of any act or neglect or default of the Tenant, the rent,
rates, government rent, air-conditioning and management charges or a part
thereof proportionate to the damage sustained shall cease to be payable
until the said premises shall have been restored or reinstated or rendered
accessible Provided Always That the Landlord shall be under no obligation
to repair or reinstate the said premises And Provided Further That without
prejudice to the foregoing if the whole or substantially the whole of the
said premises shall have been destroyed or rendered unfit for use and
occupation or inaccessible and shall not have been repaired or reinstated
within three (3) consecutive months of the occurrence of the destruction
or damage then either party shall be entitled at any time before the same
are so repaired and reinstated to terminate this Agreement by notice in
writing to the other and thereupon this Agreement and the term shall
determine as from the date on which they were rendered unfit for use and
occupation or inaccessible but without prejudice to the rights and
remedies of either party against the other in respect of any antecedent
claim or liability hereunder. In the event of any disagreement between the
parties hereto on the application of this Clause 6(e) then the subject of
disagreement shall be referred to a single arbitrator for settlement in
accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Ordinance for the time being
in force.
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Landlord
not liable
for
breakdown in air-
conditioning
system,
etc
|
(f)
|
The
Landlord shall not in any circumstances be liable to the Tenant for any
defect in or mechanical breakdown or failure or need for repair or
overhaul of the air-conditioning system, lifts, water supply system,
telephone system, power supply system and/or other building facilities or
services nor shall the rent or rates and government rent or
air-conditioning and management charges xxxxx or cease to be payable on
account thereof or any part of parts thereof Provided Also That if the
air-conditioning system shall wholly breakdown or cease to operate for any
period of seven (7) or more consecutive days, the due proportion of the
air-conditioning and management charges attributable to the maintenance of
the air-conditioning system but not the rent shall cease to be payable
from the first day after the end of such period of seven (7) consecutive
days until the air-conditioning system again commences
operating.
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Tenant
responsible
for
acts of servants
visitors
etc
|
(g)
|
For
the purpose of these presents any act, default, neglect or omission of any
servants, employees, agents, invitees, licensees or customers (as
hereinbefore defined) of the Tenant shall be deemed to be the act,
default, neglect or omission of the Tenant.
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Distress
for rent
|
(h)
|
For
the purpose of Part III of the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation)
Ordinance, Chapter 7 of the Laws of Hong Kong, and for the purpose of this
Agreement, the rent payable in respect of the said premises shall be and
be deemed to be in arrear if not paid in advance at the time and in the
manner stipulated in Clause 3 (a) hereof.
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Waiver
|
(i)
|
To
the extent that the Tenant can lawfully do so, the Tenant hereby expressly
agrees to deprive itself of and to waive all rights (if any) to protection
against eviction or ejection afforded by any existing or future
legislation from time to time in force and applicable to the said premises
or to the tenancy hereby created and the Tenant agrees to deliver up
vacant possession of the said premises to the Landlord on the expiration
or sooner termination of the tenancy hereby created notwithstanding any
rule of law or equity to the
contrary.
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Non-waiver
|
(j)
|
No
condoning, excusing or overlooking by the Landlord of any default breach
or non-observance, or non-performance by the Tenant at any time or times
of any of the Tenant’s obligations herein contained shall operate as a
waiver of the Landlord’s rights hereunder in respect of any continuing or
subsequent default, breach or non-observance or nonperformance or so as
defeat or breach and no waiver by the Landlord shall be inferred from or
implied by anything done or omitted by the Landlord unless expressed in
writing, and singed by the Landlord. Any consent given by the Landlord
shall operate as a consent only for the particular matter which it relates
and in no way shall be considered as a waiver of release of any of the
provisions hereof nor shall it be construed as dispensing with the
necessity of obtaining the specific written consent of the Landlord in the
future unless expressly so provided.
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Landlord’s
right to
exhibit
selling or
letting
notice
|
(k)
|
During
the three months immediately preceding the expiration of the term hereby
created, the Landlord shall be at liberty to affix and maintain without
interference upon any external part of the said premises notice or
advertisement stating that the premises are to be let or to be sold and
such other information in connection therewith as the Landlord shall deem
fit.
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Service
of notices
|
(1)
|
Any
notice required to be served hereunder shall, if to be served on the
Tenant, be sufficiently served if addressed to the Tenant and sent by
prepaid ordinary post to or delivered at the said premises or the Tenant’s
last known place of business or registered office or residence in Hong
Kong and, if to be served on the Landlord, shall be sufficiently served if
addressed to the Landlord or such other person as may be notified in
writing to the Tenant and sent by prepaid ordinary post to or delivered at
the registered office of the Landlord or any other address which the
Landlord may notify the Tenant from time to time. In the case of a notice
sent by prepaid ordinary post as aforesaid service shall be deemed to have
been effected two (2) days after the date of
posting.
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Legal
costs and
expenses
|
(m)
|
The
legal costs and disbursements (including stamp duty and registration fees)
of and incidental to the preparation, approval and completion of this
Agreement shall be borne and paid by the parties hereto in equal
shares.
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Assignment
|
7.
|
In
the event that the said premises or any part or parts under this Agreement
is/are assigned to other person(s) (“the new Landlord”) by the Landlord,
the following provisions shall apply:
|
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(a)
|
the
Tenant, subject to and at the direction of the Landlord, shall accept and
acknowledge the new Landlord as the new Landlord in respect of the said
premises or any part of parts thereof assigned as aforesaid to whom the
Tenant thereafter shall become liable according to the terms and
conditions of the Agreement and shall enter into a Deed of Novation and/or
Transfer to other agreement(s) or documents(s) with the new Landlord and
the Landlord at the cost of the new Landlord and/or the Landlord in such
reasonable form the content as satisfactory to the Landlord and the new
Landlord for the purposes of confirming the release discharge and
cessation of all liabilities and obligations of the Landlord hereunder
including but not limited to the Landlord’s obligation in respect of the
refund of the said deposit hereunder (so far as they relate to the said
premises or any part or parts hereof assigned as aforesaid) and the
continuation of the liabilities and obligations of the Tenant hereunder to
give effect to or (as the case may be) to confirm the assumption and
taking up by the new Landlord in lieu of the Landlord of all the
Landlord’s liabilities and obligations hereunder including but not limited
to the Landlord’s obligation in respect of the refund of the said deposit
hereunder (so far as they relate to the said premises or any part or parts
hereof assigned as aforesaid);
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(b)
|
upon
the assignment of this Agreement or the said premises or any part of parts
thereof and the new Landlord thereof agreeing to assume take up all the
Landlord’s liabilities and obligations hereunder including without
limitation its obligations to refund the said deposit to the Tenant
hereunder (so far as they relate to the said premises or any part or parts
thereof as aforesaid) whether contractual or otherwise shall absolutely
cease and be taken up by the new Landlord and the Tenant shall only seek
refund of the said deposit (subject always to the terms and conditions
contained in this Agreement) from the new
Landlord.
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Management
regulations
|
8. |
(a)
|
The
Landlord reserves the right from time to time and by notice in writing to
the Tenant to make impose adopt and introduce and subsequently supplement
amend or abolish if necessary such reasonable regulations as it may
consider necessary for the management operation and maintenance of the
said Building including without limitation those regulations relating to
the use of the common service facilities, the lifts and the use of the
loading and unloading areas in the said Building.
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(b)
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Such
regulations shall be supplementary to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and shall bind the Tenant and any breach of the regulations
shall be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement for which the Landlord
may exercise all or any of its rights or remedies
hereunder.
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(c)
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Such
regulations shall not in any way derogate from the terms and conditions of
this Agreement. In the event of conflict between such regulations and the
terms and conditions of this Agreement the terms and conditions of this
Agreement shall prevail.
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Joint
and several
liability
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9.
Where more than one person is named as the Tenant in the First Schedule
hereto all such persons shall sign this Agreement and shall be jointly and
severally liable for the performance and observance of the terms,
conditions and agreements contained herein and on the part of the Tenant
to be performed and observed.
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No
premium
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10.
The Tenant acknowledges that no fine premium key money or other
consideration has been paid by the Tenant to the Landlord for the grant of
this tenancy.
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No
warranty
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11.
The Landlord has provided the standard fit-out including air-conditioning
ducting, suspended ceiling, lighting and wiring system and fire sprinkler
heads (“Standard Fit-out”) in the said premises. However, the Landlord
does not warrant that the said premises together with the Standard Fit-out
and/or the fixture and fittings thereto are fit for the purposes for which
they are let or for any other purposes whatsoever intended to be used by
the Tenant and shall not be liable or responsible to the Tenant for any
damages or loss in respect
thereof.
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Full
Agreement
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12.
This Agreement supercedes the offer letter duly signed by the parties
hereto on 10 February, 2010 and set out the full agreement reached between
the parties hereto and no other representations have been made or
warranties given relating to the Landlord or the Tenant or the said
Building or the said premises and if any such representation or warranty
has been made given or implied same is hereby waived.
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Law
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13. This
Agreement shall be governed and construed in all respects in accordance
with the laws of Hong Kong.
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Marginal
Notes
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14. The
Marginal notes are intended only for guidance and reference and do not
form part of this Agreement nor shall any of the provision in this
Agreement be construed or interpreted by reference thereto or in any way
affected or limited thereby.
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Miscellaneous
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15. Unless
the context otherwise requires, words herein importing the masculine
gender shall include the feminine and neuter and words herein in the
singular shall include the plural and vice versa and the expression
“person” or “persons” shall include firms and/or
corporations.
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Tenant
responsible
for
all legal costs
and
expenses
incurred
by Landlord
in
Tenant’s default
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16. All
legal costs and expenses incurred by the Landlord (on a solicitor and own
client basis) in demanding payment of rent and/or any other legal
proceedings (including but not limited to levying distraint for rent)
taken by the Landlord against the Tenants as a result of default of
payment of rent or any other amount payable by the Tenant or the breach by
the Tenant of any terms, covenants and conditions herein contained shall
be recoverable from the Tenants as a debt or be deductible by the Landlord
from the deposit held by the Landlord hereunder but without prejudice to
the Landlord’s right of action against the Tenant for damages in excess
thereof.
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Name
of Building
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17. The
Landlord reserves the right subject to any relevant provisions of the Deed
or Mutual Covenant and/or the Sub-Deed of Mutual Covenant (if any) and the
House Rules in respect of the said Building to name and rename the said
Building with any such name or style as it in its sole descretion may
determine and at any time and from time to time by giving 3 months’
written notice to the Tenant to change, alter, substitute or abandon any
such name without the same constituting an actual or constructive eviction
or the Tenant and without incurring any liability to the Tenant therefore
whatsoever and howsoever.
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Landlord’s
right
regarding
alterations,
etc
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18. The
Landlord shall have the right:
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(a) to
change, amend, vary, add to alter the approved general building plans of
the said
Building;
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(b)
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to
remove, cancel, relocate or otherwise change or carry out any alteration
or addition or other works, whether of a structural nature or not, to the
common areas (including but not limited to entrances, passages, corridors
and staircases) and common facilities (including but not limited to lifts
and public toilets) of the said Building and such other part or parts of
the said Building (other than the said premises) from time to time and in
such manner as the Landlord may in its absolute discretion deem fit
without the same constituting an actual or constructive eviction of the
Tenant and without incurring any liability whatsoever and howsoever to the
Tenant therefor;
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(c)
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to
execute or perform any works of alteration, amendment, modification,
improvement, demolition or construction of the said Building and to enter
into all parts of the said Building with all necessary equipment, plant
and materials for the purpose of carrying out any such works;
and
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(d)
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to
erect scaffolding, hoarding or structures of like nature for the purpose
of carrying out any works referred to in this Clause, including the right
to enter upon the said premises for erecting such scaffolding or other
structures, notwithstanding that the same any temporarily interfere with
the access to any part of the said
Building.
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THE FIRST SCHEDULE ABOVE
REFERRED TO
LANDLORD
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:
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AITKEN,
VANSON & COMPANY LIMITED whose registered office is situate at 33/F,
XXXXXX XXXXXX CENTRE, 00 XXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX,
XXXXXXX.
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TENANT
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:
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SUN
LINE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED whose office is situate at XXXX 0000, 00/X, XXXXXX
XXXXXX XXXXXX, 00 XXX XXXX ROAD, XXXX XXXX,
KOWLOON
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THE SECOND SCHEDULE ABOVE
REFERRED TO
UNIT 03
ON THE 21ST FLOOR OF XXXXXX XXXXXX CENTRE, 00 XXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXXXXX
(as shown coloured Pink on the Floor Plan attached hereto)
THE THIRD SCHEDULE ABOVE
REFERRED TO
TERM
OF TENANCY
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:
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TWO
(2) year commencing on 1st
March, 2010 and expiring on 29th
February, 2012.
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RENT
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:
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HK$
17,340.00 per calendar month (exclusive of rates, government rent, air-
conditioning and management charges and all outgoings of every
description) payable in advance without any deduction whatsoever on the
1st
day of each and every calendar month and the first of such payment is to
be paid on the signing of this
Agreement.
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MANAGEMENT
FEE AND AIR-CONDITIONING CHARGES (Subject to Revision)
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:
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HK$4,855.20
per calendar month payable in advance without any deductions whatsoever on
the 1st
day of each and every calendar month and the first of such payment is to
be paid on the signing of this Agreement.
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RENTAL
MANAGEMENT FEE AIR-CONDITIONING CHARGES DEPOSIT
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:
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HK$66,585.60
(which has been paid by the Tenant to the Landlord on signing the Tenancy
Agreement dated 1 st March,
2007.)
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THE FOURTH SCHEDULE ABOVE
REFERRED TO
Terms and
conditions referred to in Clause 3(e)(iii) of this Agreement: -
1.
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Within
fourteen (14) days upon receipt of the Fit Out Guide in respect of the
said Building or such shorter period as the Manager may allow, the Tenant
shall submit to the Manager full fit out plans (each in triplicate) and
written supporting information of all proposals concerning the fitting-out
of the said premises. The Tenant’s plans shall comply with all relevant
Ordinances, Regulations and By-Laws, and without limitation to the
generality of the foregoing, shall
include:-
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(i)
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all
fitting-out details, alterations and/or additions to all non-load bearing
walls, doors, door openings, lift lobbies and the common areas or any part
thereof as forming part of the said
premises;
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(ii)
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detailed
drawings, plans and specifications of all air-conditioning (if any) and
electrical installations which shall be connected by the Tenant to utility
systems provided by the Landlord or the
Manager;
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(iii)
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details
of all lighting circuits, fixtures and
fittings;
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(iv)
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any
proposed fascia sign, including its decorative and electrical
components;
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(v)
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details
of installation of any security/alarm system;
and
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(vi)
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details
of installation of any
machinery.
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2.
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The
Manager will consider the Tenant’s plans and details and may, in its
absolute discretion, accept or reject the plans or details or any part of
them. Upon receipt of fit out plans (both detailed plans and written
supporting information) the same will be passed to the Landlord for
approval. If such plans and/or details are rejected, amendments shall be
re-submitted within fourteen (14) days, or as directed by the Manager, as
the case may be.
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3.
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All
works specified and approved in writing by the Manager shall be completed
within three (3) months of the Tenant being notified of such approval or
such longer period as the Manager may
agree.
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4.
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When
the fit out plans are approved and before any work commences full
information concerning the Tenant’s contractors shall immediately be made
available together with a work programme/chart to the Manager by the
Tenant.
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5.
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For
all works specified in paragraphs (i) – (iv) below the Tenant is
required to use the services of the Landlord’s nominated contractors or
the Manager’s nominated contractors or its own contractor as may be
approved in writing by the Manager subject to such terms and conditions as
may be specified by the Manager:-
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(i)
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Any
work involving the construction or installation of any brickwork, concrete
or other items of a structural
nature.
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(ii)
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Any
plumbing or drainage work.
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(iii)
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Any
alternation or addition to any mechanical or electrical
services.
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(iv)
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Any
specialist work.
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The
contractor appointed by the Tenant and approved in writing by the Manager shall
at all times work under the supervision and comply with the directions of the
Landlord’s nominated contractors or the Manager’s nominated
contractors.
6.
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The
contractor appointed by the Tenant shall not carry out any work in the
common areas or any part thereof and all debris created by the carrying
out of such work and incidental to moving into the said premises is to be
cleared at the expense of the Tenant creating the
same.
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7.
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The
Tenant, his servants, agents and workmen shall co-operate fully with the
Landlord or its authorized representative, the Manager and its nominated
contractors and project consultants in carrying out any work on the said
Building, and shall cause the work done on the said premises to be
co-ordinated and carried out in such a manner as to avoid any delay or
interference with the work (if any) of the Landlord on the said Building.
The Tenant, his servants, agents and workmen shall obey and comply with
all instructions and directions which may be given by the Manager or its
authorized representatives in connection with the carrying out of such
work.
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8.
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The
Tenant is solely responsible for the safety of all the said works carried
out on the said premises and for the payment of all costs charges and
expenses involved therein together with of the cost of providing a
temporary electricity supply, if any, the reasonable proportion of such
cost of which shall be borne by the Tenant requiring such supply, and to
be calculated on a daily basis at a rate as determined by the
Manager.
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9.
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The
Tenant shall indemnify the Landlord and/or the Manager against all claims
arising out of the actions of his appointed contractors and others
similarly employed in the said premises and other areas of the said
Building in connection with the carrying out of the
works.
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10.
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Without
in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Tenant shall
not:-
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(i)
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submit
any plan to the Buildings Department or other competent authority for
approval without first obtaining the Manager’s written consent which the
Manager may in its unfettered discretion withhold if it considers that the
submission of such plan or the work proposed to be carried out could or
might interfere with work being carried out on any part of the said
Building;
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(ii)
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carry
out or attempt to carry out any work which requires the consent of the
Buildings Department or any other competent authority without previously
obtaining such consent;
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(iii)
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do
or permit any act or thing to be done which is likely to cause any fire
risk or other hazard in any part of the said
Building.
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(iv)
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carrying
out any alteration and/or removal of the fire services equipments as
provided therein including hose reels and sprinkler heads, except with the
written permission and approval of the Manager and all other competent
authorities (wherever necessary);
and
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(v)
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permit
or suffer to be erected, affixed, installed or attached in or on or at the
partition walls between the said premises and other parts of the said
Building any shelves, paintings and decorations except with the written
permission and approval of the Manager and all other competent authorities
(wherever necessary).
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THE FIFTH SCHEDULE ABOVE
REFERRED TO
The said
premises shall only be used or operated for the following purpose and for no
other purpose whatsoever:-
(a)
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offices
ancillary and directly related to an industrial operation BUT ALWAYS
excluding any trade that is now or may hereafter be declared to be an
offensive trade under the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance,
or any enactment amending the same or substituted
therefore.
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AS
WITNESS the hands of the parties hereto the day and year first above
written.
SIGNED
by XXXXX
XXXX XXXXX
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)
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XXXXXX, XXXXXX
& CO., LTD,
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)
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/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
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for and on behalf of the Landlord whose |
)
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For and on behalf of |
)
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||
signature(s)
is/are verified by:
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)
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YAU
TO TUNG
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/s/ Yau
To Tung
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SIGNED
by XXXX XX XXXXX
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)
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)
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For
and on behalf of
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for
and on behalf of the Tenant in the
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)
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SUN
LINE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
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/s/ Xxxx
Xx
Xxxxx
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)
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Authorized
Signature(s)
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presence
of: XXXXX XXXX XXX
XXXX
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)
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RECEIVED
on or before the day and year first above written
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)
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of
and from the Tenant the sum of HONG KONG DOLLARS
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)
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AITKEN,
VANSON & CO., LTD.
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SIXTY
SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
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) | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx |
FIVE
AND CENTS SIXTY (which has been paid by the Tenant
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)
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For
and on behalf of
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to
the Landlord on signing the Tenancy Agreement dated
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) | |
1st
March 2007) being the total deposit money above expressed
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) | |
to
be paid by the Tenant to the Landlord.
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)
HK$66,585.60
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WITNESS
as to signature only: -
/s/ Yau To
Tung
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RECEIVED
on or before the day and year first above written
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)
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AITKEN,
VANSON & CO., LTD.
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of
and from the Tenant the sum of HONG KONG DOLLARS
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)
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/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
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TWENTY
TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY
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)
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For
and on behalf of
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FIVE
AND CENTS TWENTY being the rent and management
|
)
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fee
and air-conditioning charges for the first month.
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) HKS22,195.20 |
WITNESS
as to signature only: -
/s/ Yau To
Tung
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THIS
AGREEMENT made the 4th day of March Two thousand and ten
BETWEEN
(1)
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XXXXXX
INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED whose registered office is situate at 0xx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx.00 How Ming Street, Xxxx Xxxx,
Kowloon, Hong Kong (hereinafter called “the Landlord”) of the one part
and
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(2)
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SUN
LINE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED whose registered office is
situate at Xxxx 0000, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xx.00 Xxx Xxxx
Road, Xxxx Xxxx, Kowloon, Hong Kong (hereinafter called “the Tenant”) of
the other part
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WHEREBY
IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED between the parties hereto as follows:
1. The
Landlord lets and the Tenant takes ALL THOSE the premises known as WORKSHOP XXXX
0X on the 0XX XXXXX xx XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX, X0.00 XXX XXXX ROAD, KOWLOON,
HONG KONG (hereinafter called “the said premises”) situate on the piece or
parcel of ground registered in the Land Registry as XXX XXXX INLAND LOT N0.69
TOGETHER with the rights easements and appurtenances thereto belonging or
usually held and enjoyed therewith and together with the use in common with the
Landlord and other tenants of the said Hoi Luen Industrial Centre (hereinafter
called “the said building”) and all other persons entitled thereto of the lifts
entrances staircases and passages of the said building for a term of TWO YEARS
commencing on the 1st day of March 2010 and expiring on the 28th day of February
2012 paying therefor during the said term the rent of HONG KONG DOLLARS EIGHTEEN
THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO ONLY (HK$
8,222.00) per calendar month exclusive of rates, government rent and
management fee payable in advance on the 1st day of each and every calendar
month without any deduction or set off.
1
2. To
secure the due performance and observance of the terms and conditions herein
contained the Tenant shall on the signing of this Agreement pay to the Landlord
by way of deposit a sum of HONG KONG DOLLARS FORTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND TEN
ONLY (HK$40,210.00) (as to HK$36,444.00 being rental deposit and as to
HK$3,766.00 being management fee deposit) (“the said deposit money”). After the
determination of this Agreement or sooner determination thereof and provided
that all the terms and conditions herein contained shall have been duly
performed and observed by the Tenant then the Landlord shall within 30 days
thereafter return to the Tenant the said deposit money but without interest and
subject as herein mentioned.
3. The
Tenant to the intent that the obligations may continue throughout the term
hereby created DOTH hereby agree with the Landlord in the following manner that
is to say:
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(a)
|
To
pay unto the Landlord during the said term the said rent in advance on the
1st
day of each and every calendar month without any deduction
or set off.
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(b)
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To
pay the monthly management fee (currently at the rate of HK$l,883.00 per
month but subject to review from time to time) and all periodic charges
and expenses (other than those of a capital nature) for the maintenance
upkeep lighting cleaning operating and servicing of the said premises and
the installations therein payable under the Deed of Mutual Covenant (if
any) in respect of the said building and attributable to the said
premises.
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2
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(c)
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To
keep the interior of the said premises including the drains, pipes,
electrical installations and wirings, sanitary and water apparatus and the
windows (but not the outer walls) together with all fixtures and additions
thereto in complete tenantable repair and conditions throughout the term
hereby created and without any alterations additions or partitions except
such as shall be sanctioned in writing by the Landlord and to replace at
the Tenant’s expense all broken or damaged windows doors and fixtures
whether the same shall have been broken or damaged by the negligence of
the Tenant or owing to circumstances beyond the control of the Tenant.
Provided That the Landlord and not the Tenant shall be responsible for
replacing all windows doors and fixtures broken or damaged through the
negligence of the Landlord or the landlord’s servants or
agents.
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(d)
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Not
to do or to permit or suffer to be done on the said premises anything
whereby the insurance of the said premises may be rendered void or
voidable or the premium increased.
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(e)
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Not
to assign or sublet or part with the possession of the said premises or
any part thereof.
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(f)
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To
use the said premises for INDUSTRIAL purpose
only.
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(g)
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Not
to do or permit to be done in upon the said premises or any part thereof;
anything which may be or become a nuisance annoyance damage or disturbance
to the Landlord or to other tenants or occupiers of the other floors of
the said building of which the said premises form part or of the adjacent
premises or of other property in the neighbourhood or in anywise against
the law or regulations of Hong
Kong.
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(h)
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To
carry out and comply with ail ordinances regulations by-laws and rules and
all notices and requirements of the appropriate Government authorities in
respect of or affecting or likely to affect the said premises so far as
the same require anything to be done or not done by the Tenant or the
occupier of the said premises.
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3
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(i)
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Not
to allow or permit any person to use the said premises overnight as
sleeping quarters or as domestic premises within the meaning of any
ordinance for the time being in force relating to the protection of
tenants nor to allow any person to remain in the said premises overnight
Provided that with the previous written consent of the Landlord but not
otherwise the Tenant shall be entitled to permit not more than one
watchman to remain in the said premises during the night to guard the
contents thereof.
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(j)
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Not
to permit or suffer the cooking of food within the said premises or to
cause or permit any offensive or unusual odour to be produced upon,
permeate through or emanate from the said
premises.
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(k)
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To
restrict the number of workers working or staying in the said premises in
accordance with Government
Regulations.
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(l)
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To
obey observe and comply with and perform all the covenants terms and
provisions in the Deed of Mutual Covenant relating to the said premises
and to indemnify the Landlord against the breach non-observance or
non-performance thereof.
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(m)
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Not
to load into any cargo lift nor suffer or permit to be loaded into any
cargo lift in the said building a greater weight than such lift is
permitted to carry and not to use the passenger lifts for the carriage of
goods and to be wholly responsible for any damage caused by any breach of
this sub-clause.
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(n)
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Not
to store or place any goods or install any machinery equipment apparatus
or other things on or in any part of the said premises which imposes a
loading or weight on any part of the flooring in excess of that for which
it is designed or which requires any additional electricity not metered
through the Tenant’s separate
meter.
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4
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(o)
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To
observe and perform all regulations imposed by the Landlord or the person
or corporation responsible for the management of the said building
regarding traffic circulation loading and unloading car parking and
general use of the common parts of the said building and the surrounding
areas.
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(p)
|
In
installing any machinery equipment or fitting at the said premises not to
dig any hole or holes more than 3 inches deep in the concrete floor slab
thereof and not to do any damage to the said concrete floor
slab.
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(q)
|
To
mount and equip its machinery with anti-vibration absorbers and
anti-dumping absorbers and to comply with all directions of the Landlord
for eliminating and reducing vibrations and dumping produced by the
operating and running of the machinery installed at the said
premises.
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(r)
|
Not
to install any furnace, boiler or other plants or equipment in the said
premises or use any fuel that might in any circumstance produce smoke
without first obtaining permission in writing from the relevant government
authorities and the Landlord.
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(s)
|
Not
to put place or otherwise encumber with any dust bins, garbage cans,
furniture chattels or refuse or store any goods or any other things on the
loading and unloading spaces on the ground floor or in the common
entrances, halls, staircases, landings, passages, corridors, lifts and
other common parts of and in the said building or in the smoke landings
and passage in or outside the said
premises.
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5
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(t)
|
Not
to use or cause or permit the use of the corridors, staircases or other
common passages of the said building for the purpose of drying laundry or
hanging or placing or storing any article or thing thereon or therein and
not to permit the Tenant’s employees to use the same for loitering or
eating,
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(u) | Not to keep or store or cause or permit or suffer to be kept or stored any arms ammunitions gunpowder saltpetre kerosene or other explosive or combustible substance or hazardous goods in the said premises or do or cause to be done or suffer or permit any act deed matter or thing whatsoever which shall amount to a breach or non-observance of the term covenants and conditions under which the said premises are held from the Government or contained in any Deed of Mutual Covenant (if any). |
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(v)
|
Not
to use the said premises or allow the same to be used for any illegal or
immoral purpose.
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(w)
|
Not
to exhibit or put up any signboard other than the Tenant’s business name
and the business name(s) of any of its subsidiaries only at such space as
shall have been previously approved by the
Landlord.
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(x)
|
To
take all reasonable precautions to protect the interior of the said
premises against damage by storm or typhoon or heavy downpour of rain. To
pay the Landlord on demand the cost to be incurred by the Landlord in
cleaning and clearing any of the drains choked or stopped up owing to the
careless use by the Tenant.
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(y)
|
To
pay and discharge punctually during the said term all water electricity
charges rates, government rent and management fee and other outgoings
(other than those of a capital nature) now or at any time hereafter
chargeable in respect of the said premises save and except the property
tax.
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6
|
(z)
|
To
pay to the Landlord all reasonable expenses (including legal expenses on
an indemnity basis) incurred by the Landlord in suing for or recovering
any sum due from the Tenant to the Landlord hereunder or in connection
with the protection or enforcement of this Tenancy
Agreement.
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(aa)
|
To
permit the Landlord during 3 months immediately preceding the
determination of the tenancy to affix and retain without interference upon
any part of the said premises a notice of reletting the same and during
the said 3 months to permit person with authority from the Landlord and
the Landlord’s agent at reasonable times of the day upon appointment made
to view the said premises.
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|
(ab)
|
To
permit the Landlord and his agent at all reasonable times to enter and
view the state of repair of the said premises and forthwith to repair and
amend any defects of which written notice shall have been given to the
Tenant or left on the said
premises.
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(ac)
|
Should
the Landlord or his agent find that the repairs for which the Tenant is
responsible have not been carried out the landlord or his agent shall
compile a list of such disrepairs and serve written notice on the Tenant
to carry out works on the said premises as specified in the notice and the
legal and surveying costs together with all the expenses incidental
thereto shall be paid by the Tenant PROVIDED THAT should the Tenant refuse
to carry out the works in the notice so served on him the Landlord or his
agent may enter the said premises to carry out the said works and the
costs thereof shall be borne by the
Tenant.
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(ad)
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At
the expiration or sooner determination of the term hereby created to yield
up to the Landlord vacant possession of the said premises in good and
tenantable repair and in their original state and condition, fair wear and
tear excepted.
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4.
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The
Landlord hereby agrees with the Tenant as
follows:
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(a)
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That
the Tenant paying the rent hereby reserved and performing the terms,
conditions and stipulations herein contained and on his part to be
observed and performed shall peacefully hold and enjoy the said premises
during the said term without any interruption by the landlord or any
person lawfully claiming under or in trust for
him.
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(b)
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To
pay the property tax in respect of the said premises during the said
term.
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5.
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Provided
Always and it is hereby expressly agreed as
follows:
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(a)
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If
the rent hereby reserved or any part thereof shall remain unpaid for
fifteen days after becoming payable (whether legally or formally demanded
or not) or if the Tenant shall fail or neglect to perform or observe any
of the terms conditions and stipulations on his part to be performed or
observed herein contained or if the Tenant shall be wound up either
voluntarily (save for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction) or
compulsorily or in the case of the Tenant not being a corporation shall
become bankrupt or make any assignment for the benefit of or enter into
any arrangement with his creditors either by composition or otherwise or
the Tenant shall suffer any distress or process of execution to be levied
on his goods then and in any of the said cases it shall be lawful for the
Landlord at any time thereafter to re-enter upon the said premises or any
part thereof in the name of the whole and thereupon this Tenancy Agreement
shall absolutely determine AND the said sum of HK$40,210.00 so deposited
as aforesaid shall be forfeited to the Landlord (not as penalty) but
without prejudice to the Landlord’s right to claim against the Tenant for
any rental in arrears in respect of the unexpired term of the tenancy
hereby created and any right of action of the Landlord in respect of any
breach of the Tenant’s terms, conditions and stipulations herein contained
and a written notice served by the Landlord on the Tenant or left at the
said premises or left at his last known address to the effect that the
Landlord thereby exercises the power of re-entry hereinbefore contained
shall be a full and sufficient exercise of such power. Without prejudice
to other rights or remedies available to the Landlord hereunder, if the
Tenant shall default in paying any of the said rent or other moneys
payable by the Tenant hereunder; the Landlord shall be entitled to charge,
and the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord, in addition to the amount due
from the Tenant, interest on the amount due from the Tenant at the rate of
one per cent (1%) per month calculated from the due date for payment of
the said amount to the date of payment thereof together with all legal
costs and expenses incurred by the Landlord for recovering or attempting
to recover the same from the Tenant on a full indemnity
basis.
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(b)
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The
Tenant hereby further agrees that if any damage is caused to the Landlord
or to any person whomsoever directly or indirectly through any defective
or damaged condition of any part of the interior of the said premises the
Tenant shall be wholly responsible therefor and shall make good the same
by payment or otherwise and shall fully indemnify the Landlord against all
claims demands actions and legal proceedings whatsoever made upon the
Landlord by any person in respect thereof and for the purpose of these
presents any act default or omission of the agents or servants of the
Tenant or the Tenant’s vistors shall be deemed to be the act default or
omission of the Tenant.
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(c)
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In
case the said premises or any part thereof shall at any time during the
said term be destroyed or damaged by fire, typhoon, earthquake or white
ants, Acts of God, force majeure or any other cause whatsoever beyond the
control of the Landlord or if the said premises should be declared as a
dangerous building by the Building Authority and not attributable to any
act or default of the Tenant so as to be rendered unfit for use or
occupation the Landlord shall with all convenient speed repair and
reinstate the same and in any of the events and so often as the same shall
happen the rent hereby reserved or a fair proportion thereof according to
the nature and extent of the damage sustained shall be suspended until the
said premises shall be again rendered fit for use Provided Always that the
Landlord shall not be required to reinstate the said premises if by reason
of the condition of the said premises or any local regulations or other
circumstances beyond the control of the Landlord it is not practicable or
reasonable so to do.
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(d)
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Any
notice required to be served hereunder shall be sufficiently served on the
Landlord if delivered to him by registered post at his last known address
in Hong Kong and on the Tenant if delivered to him by registered post or
left addressed to the Tenant at the said premises. A notice sent by post
shall be deemed to be given at the time when in due course of post it
would be delivered at the address to which it is
sent.
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(e)
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For
the purpose of these presents any act default or omission of the agents
and servants of the Tenant shall be deemed to be the act default or
omission of the Tenant.
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(f)
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For
the purpose of Part III of the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation)
Ordinance, Chapter 7 and for the purpose of these presents the rent in
respect of the said premises shall be deemed to be in arrear if not paid
in advance at the time stipulated by paragraph 1
hereof.
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(g)
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The
Tenant shall under any circumstances deliver up vacant possession of the
said premises to the Landlord at the expiration or sooner determination of
the term hereby created.
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(h)
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The
Tenant hereby expressly agrees that the said building is an entirely new
building within the meaning of Section 3(l)(a) of the Landlord and Tenant
(Consolidation) Ordinance.
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(i)
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The.
Tenant hereby expressly declares that he has paid no premium, construction
fee, key money or other sum of money of a similar nature to the Landlord
or other person or persons authorised by the Landlord for the possession
of the said premises or for the granting of this
Agreement.
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(j)
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It
is hereby expressly agreed that acceptance of rent by the Landlord shall
not be deemed to operate as waiver by the Landlord of any right to proceed
against the Tenant in respect of any breach non-observance or
non-performance of the said covenants, agreement, stipulations terms and
conditions herein contained and on the Tenant’s part to be observed and
performed.
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(k)
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The
said premises are let on an “as-is” basis and no warranty is made in
respect of the physical state and condition of the said premises and the
building of which the said premises form
part.
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(l)
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All
costs of and incidental to the preparation completion and stamping of this
Agreement shall be borne and paid by the parties hereto in equal
share.
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(m)
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It
is declared that Messrs. Xxx, Xxxx & Xxxx are the solicitors for the
Landlord in the preparation of the this Agreement and the Tenant shall
seek independent legal advice on the terms of the this Agreement for its
own protection.
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6.
Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained to the contrary, the Tenant is
aware of the fact that the name of consumer for water and electricity supplied
to the said premises is that of the Landlord. Despite the aforesaid, the Tenant
hereby agrees with the Landlord that the Tenant will not at any time during the
continuance of this Tenancy Agreement apply to the Water Authority and
Electricity Company for the change of name of consumer for water and electricity
supplied to the said premises. For the avoidance of doubt the Tenant
shall be solely liable to pay to the said Water Authority and Electricity
Company all fees and charges for such supply of water and electricity to the
said premises and utilized by the Tenant during the term created by this Tenant
Agreement.
IT IS
HEREBY DECLARED that for the purpose of interpretation of this Agreement if the
context permits or requires words denoting persons shall include corporations
and firms; words denoting the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender
and the neuter gender; and words denoting the singular number shall include the
plural number and vice versa.
AS
WITNESS the hands of the parties hereto the day and year first above
written.
12
SIGNED
by Xxxxxxx Xx Lok
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For
and on behalf of
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XXXXXX INVESTMENT CO., LTD. | |
Xxxx,
one of its directors,
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)
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xx Lok Xxxx
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for
and on behalf of the Landlord
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Authorised
Signature
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whose
signature is verified by:
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Xx
Xxxx Xxx Xx
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Solicitor,
Hong Kong SAR
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Xxx,
Xxxx & Chan
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SIGNED
by Ning Ho Xxxxx,
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For
and on behalf of
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one
of its directors, for and on behalf
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)
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SUN
LINE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
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of
the Tenant in the presence of:
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/s/ Ning
Ho Xxxxx
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Authorized
Signature(s)
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RECEIVED
on the day and year first
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)
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)
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above
written of and from the Tenant the sum of
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)
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)
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HONG
KONG DOLLARS FORTY
THOUSAND
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)
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)
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TWO
HUNDRED AND TEN ONLY
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)
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)
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(the
same being transferred from the deposit of
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)
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)
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HK$40,210.00
paid under the previous Tenancy
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)
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)
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Agreement
dated 18th March 2008 in respect of
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)
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)
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the
said premises made between the same parties
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)
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)
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hereto)
being the deposit money above expressed
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)
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)
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to
be paid by the Tenant to the Landlord.
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)HK$40,210.00
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For
and on behalf of
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XXXXXX
INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xx Lok Xxxx
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Authorized
Signature
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14
Dated
the 4th day of
March 2010
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XXXXXX
INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED
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and
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SUN
LINE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
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of
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Workshop
Unit 1A on the 4th Floor of Hoi Luen
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Industrial
Centre, No.55 Xxx Xxxx Road, Xxxx
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Xxxx,
Kowloon.
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Term
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:
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2
years commencing on 1/3/2010
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and
expiring on 28/2/2012
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Rent
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:
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HK$18,222.00
per month
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exclusive
of rates, government rent
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and
management fee
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Deposit
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:
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HK$40,210.00
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MESSRS.
XXX, XXXX & CHAN
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SOLICITORS
& NOTARIES
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18TH
FLOOR
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WORLD
TRUST TOWER
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XXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXX
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Ref:
GC/50763/2010/DER/ll
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Dis:
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50763HOI
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Dated the
day
of 2010
AITKEN,
VANSON & COMPANY LIMITED
And
SUN
LINE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
OF
XXXX
0000, 00/X
XXXXXX
XXXXXX XXXXXX
THIS
AGREEMENT
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is
made the 10 day of March Two
Thousand And Ten
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Parties
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BETWEEN
the parties more particularly described and set out in the First Schedule
hereto.
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WHEREBY
IT IS AGREED as follows:
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Description
of
premises, term
and
rent
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1. The
Landlord shall let and the Tenant shall take on an “as is” basis ALL THAT
the premises more particularly described and set out in the Second
Schedule hereto (hereinafter referred to as “the said premises”) forming
part of the messuage erections and building known as XXXXXX XXXXXX CENTRE
(hereinafter referred to as “the said Building”) erected on ALL THAT piece
or parcel of ground situate lying and being at Xx. 00 Xxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx and registered in the Land Registry as XXXX XXXX
INLAND LOT No. 354 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Land”) TOGETHER
with the right in common with the Landlord and all others having the like
right to use and enjoy all entrances, lift hall, staircases, landings,
passages and lavatories in the said Building in so far as the same are
necessary for the proper use and enjoyment of the said premises AND ALSO
TOGETHER with the right in common as aforesaid to use and enjoy all lifts
and central air-conditioning and heating services (if any) intended for
common use and provided and installed in the said Building whenever the
same shall be operating for the term and at the rent more particularly
described and set out in the Third Schedule
hereto.
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1
Deposit
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2. The
Tenant shall on the signing of this Agreement deposit to the Landlord the
sum more particularly described and set out in the Third Schedule hereto
(hereinafter referred to as “the said deposit”) to secure the due
performance and observance of the agreements stipulations and conditions
herein contained and on the part of the Tenant to be observed and
performed. At the expiration or sooner determination of this Agreement if
the Tenant shall have paid all rent and air-conditioning and management
charges and other sums payable hereunder and if there shall be no breach
non-observance or non-performance of any of the agreements stipulations or
conditions herein contained on the Tenant’s part to be observed and
performed the Landlord shall refund to the Tenant the said deposit within
twenty-one (21) days after delivery of vacant possession of the said
premises to the Landlord but without any interest thereon but if there
shall be any rent or air-conditioning and management charges or other sums
payable hereunder in arrears the Landlord shall be entitled to apply the
said deposit towards payment of such arrears and if there shall be breach
non-observance or non-performance of any of the agreements stipulations or
conditions herein contained on the Tenant’s part to be observed and
performed the Landlord shall be entitled to apply the said deposit or such
part or parts thereof towards remedying such breach (in so far as this may
be possible) in which event the Tenant shall within seven (7) days of a
written demand by the Landlord as a condition precedent to the
continuation of the tenancy hereby created deposit with the Landlord the
amount by which the said deposit may have been reduced (a certificate
issued by the Landlord in this connection shall be conclusive and binding
upon the Tenant save for manifest errors) and if the Tenant shall fail so
to do the Landlord shall forthwith be entitled to forfeit the tenancy
hereby created and to re-enter on the said premises or any part of parts
thereof and to recover possession of the said premises and to determine
this Agreement in which event the Landlord shall be entitled to deduct
sums sufficient to compensate the Landlord for all losses costs and
expenses suffered as a result thereof from the said deposit without
prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Landlord hereunder. In no
event however shall the Tenant be entitled to treat payment of the said
deposit as payment of the rent or the air-conditioning and management
charges or other charges or fees or sums payable
hereunder.
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Tenant’s
obligations
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3.
The Tenant to the intent that the obligations hereunder shall continue
throughout the term hereby agrees with the Landlord as
follows:-
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To
pay rent
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(a)
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To
pay the rent on the days and in the manner herein provided for payment
thereof.
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To
pay government
rent,
rates, tax etc
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(b)
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To
pay and discharge punctually all government rent, rates, taxes,
assessments, duties, charges, impositions and outgoings of an annual or
recurring nature now or hereafter to be assessed, imposed charged or
levied by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(hereinafter referred to as “Government of HKSAR”) or other lawful
authority upon the said premises or upon the owner or occupier thereof
(Property Tax and expenses of a capital or non-recurring nature alone
excepted). The Tenant shall unless the Landlord otherwise directs pay all
rates imposed on the said premises in the first place to the Landlord or
to the manager charged with the management of the said Building during the
term of the tenancy (hereinafter referred to as “the Manager”) as the
Landlord may so direct in writing and the Landlord or the Manager (as the
case may be) shall settle the same with the Government of HKSAR and in the
event of the said premises not yet having been assessed to rates the
Tenant shall pay to the Landlord (or to the Manager as the Landlord may so
direct in writing) a sum equal to 3% on the basis of a notional rateable
value of the said premises calculated as the aggregate of twelve months’
rent payable by the Tenant on account of the Tenant’s liability under this
Clause which sum shall be payable on a monthly basis in advance and any
overpayment or underpayment by the Tenant shall be adjusted when the said
premises have been assessed to rates. Likewise, the Tenant shall unless
the Landlord otherwise directs pay all government rent in the first place
to the Landlord or the Manager as the Landlord may so direct in writing
and the Landlord or the Manager (as the case may be) shall settle the same
with Government of HKSAR and in the event of such Government rent not yet
having been assessed the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord or the Manager
as the Landlord may so direct in writing, a sum equivalent to 3% of the
notional rateable value of the said premises calculated as the aggregate
of twelve months’ rent payable by the Tenant which sum shall be payable on
a monthly basis in advance and any overpayment or underpayment by the
Tenant shall be adjusted when such Government rent has been
assessed.
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To
pay service
charges
and
deposits
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(c)
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To
pay and discharge punctually during the term all deposits and charges for
gas, water, electricity, telephone and other services whatsoever now or at
any time hereafter consumed by the Tenant and chargeable in respect of the
said premises and to pay and discharge all necessary deposits for the
supply of gas, water, electricity, telephone and other services for the
common area and the common service facilities of the said Building when
required and to comply with all requirements of the gas, water,
electricity, telephone and other services authorities or suppliers
relating to the use of such services or the fitting out of the said
premises by the Tenant Provided That if there shall be more than one
tenant to share the use of one gas, water or electricity meter (as the
case may be) then the charges for the supply of gas, water or electricity
(as the case may be) to such tenants shall be shared and paid by the said
tenants in proportion.
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To
pay air-
conditioning
and
management
charges
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(d)
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(i)
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To
pay to the Landlord punctually during the term such monthly contribution
towards the costs, charges and expenses for the maintenance and supply of
air-conditioning and management services or otherwise as shall be required
by the Landlord.
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Adjustment
of air-
conditioning
the
and
management
charges
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(ii)
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If
at any time during the term the operating cost relative to the supply of
the air-conditioning and services or otherwise shall have risen the
Landlord shall have right from time to time to increase the
air-conditioning and management charges in proportion to the said increase
whose assessment shall be conclusive.
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Normal
business
hours
and operating
hours
of air-
conditioning
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(iii)
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To
follow the normal business hours of the said Building. The normal business
hours of the said Building means the hours other than on Sundays and
public holiday between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on each Monday to Friday
which is not a public holiday and between 8:00a.m. and 3:00p.m. on each
Saturday which is not a public holiday. The Landlord reserves the right to
alter or amend the said business hours from time to time and to such
extent as the Landlord shall in its discretion deem appropriate or
necessary. The Landlord also reserves the right to change the operating
hours of the central air-conditioning system of and in the said Building.
Unless and until otherwise changed the operating hours of such
air-conditioning shall be the same as the said business
hours.
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Extra
air-
conditioning
charges
for
extended
hours of
air-conditioning
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(iv)
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Should
the Tenant require the operating hours of the air-conditioning be
extended, the Tenant shall give written notice reasonably in advance to
the Manager for the necessary arrangement and shall pay to the Landlord
such extra and additional charges at such hourly rate or monthly
contribution as shall be determined by the Landlord from time to time for
the supply of extended hours of air-conditioning. For the avoidance of
doubt, neither the Landlord nor the Manager gives any representation
and/or warranty that any extended hours of air-conditioning can be
arranged upon a request by the Tenant.
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To
submit fit out
plans
for approval
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(e)
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(i)
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The
Tenant shall within fourteen (14) days upon receipt of the Fit Out Guide
in respect of the said Building at its own cost and expense prepare and
submit fit out plans and specifications to the Landlord and the Manager
for their approval. Failure of the Tenant to submit the fit out plans and
specifications within the prescribed time for approval shall not entitle
the Tenant to any extension of the commencement date of the tenancy hereby
created nor to any extension of the payment of the rent or
air-conditioning and management charges payable by the Tenant
hereunder.
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To
fit out in
accordance
with
approved
fit out
plans
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(ii)
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To
fit out the said premises at the Tenant’s expense in accordance with such
fit out plans and specifications as shall have been first submitted to and
approved in writing by the Landlord and the Manager in a good and proper
workmanlike fashion and in all respects in a style and manner appropriate
to a first class industrial/office building and so to maintain the same
throughout the term in good repair and condition to the satisfaction of
the Landlord and the Manager. In the event of such approval being
requested, it shall be a condition precedent to the granting thereof that
the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord and the Manager all fees and costs
incurred by the Landlord and the Manager in employing architects,
engineers, professionals, specialist and/or consultants to vet examine and
scrutinise such fit out plans and specifications. Such approval from the
Landlord and the Manager shall in no event relieve the Tenant from the
responsibility to obtain all necessary permits and licences pertaining to
the fitting out works and the Tenant shall give all notices required and
shall comply with all Ordinances, rules, regulations and all regulations
and by-laws of any public utility company or authority. The Tenant shall
not cause or permit to be made any variations to the approved fit out
plans and specifications or to the interior design or layout of the said
premises without the prior approval in writing of the Landlord and the
Manager.
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To
comply with the
terms
and
conditions
of fitting
out
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(iii)
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To
comply with the terms and conditions as set out in the Fourth Schedule
hereto which may be revoked or amended by the Landlord or Manager at any
time and from time to time.
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Floor-loading
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(f)
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(i)
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Not
to place on or in any part of the said premises any machinery, goods,
materials, or merchandise which may cause the maximum floor
loading-bearing capacity therefor to be exceeded or do anything on the
said premises or any part or parts thereof whereby excessive noise,
vibration or resonance or other form of excessive disturbance or annoyance
is created so as to give reasonable cause for complaint to the Landlord or
any other persons in or outside the said
Building.
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Installation
of
machinery
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(ii)
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Not
to install any machinery in the said premises or any part or parts thereof
before submitting for the approval of the Landlord and the Manager full
particulars and information regarding such machinery (particularly as to
the type and weight thereof) intended to be installed in the said premises
together with a general layout plan of the said premises showing the
actual position at which such machinery is intended to be installed, and
obtaining approval of the Landlord and the Manager therefor. In granting
any such approval (which may be granted with such condition or conditions
as the Landlord and/or the Manager may in its/their reasonable opinion
deem fit), it shall be a condition precedent to the granting thereof that
the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord and the Manager all fees and costs
incurred by the Landlord and the Manager in employing professional(s) to
examine and give such approval.
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Absorbers
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(iii)
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Not
to mount and equip any machinery (particularly machinery with horizontal
reciprocating action) in the said premises or any part or parts thereof
without anti-vibration absorbers and anti-dumping absorbers of such types
and design as shall be approved in writing by the Landlord and the
Manager. In granting any such approval (which may be granted with such
condition or conditions as the Landlord and/or the Manager may in
its/their reasonable opinion deem fit), it shall be a condition precedent
to the granting thereof that the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord and
Manager all fees and costs incurred by the Landlord and the Manager in
employing professional(s) to examine and give such
approval.
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Covenants
for repair
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(g)
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At
the expense of the Tenant to keep the interior of the said premises
including but not limited to the flooring or interior plaster or other
finishes or rendering to walls, floors and ceilings and the Landlord’s
fixtures and fittings therein and all additions thereto including all
doors, windows, air-conditioning fancoils, electrical installations and
wirings, toilet equipments, ventilators, fire-fighting equipments, flush
system apparatus and water apparatus in good repair and condition to the
satisfaction of the Landlord and sufficiently preserve repair and maintain
the same and to deliver up the same to the Landlord at the expiration or
sooner determination of the term in like condition. In particular, but
without in any way limiting the
foregoing:
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To
pay cost of
replacing
broken
windows
etc.
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(i)
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To
pay or reimburse the Landlord the cost of replacing all broken or damaged
windows or glass of the said premises (or elsewhere if used exclusively by
the Tenant) whether the same be broken or damaged by the negligence of the
Tenant or owing to circumstances beyond the control of the
Tenant.
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To
install repair or
replace
electrical
wirings
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(ii)
|
To
repair or replace if so required by the appropriate company or authority
under the terms of the Electricity Ordinance or any statutory modification
or re-enactment thereof or any Regulations made thereunder all the
electricity wiring installations and fittings within the said premises and
the wiring from the Tenant’s meter or meters to and within the
same.
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To
keep sanitary
apparatus
in good
repair
and condition
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(iii)
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At
the expense of the Tenant to keep the water tanks, drains, pipes, toilets,
lavatories, sanitary or plumbing apparatus and other water apparatus
(hereinafter collectively referred to as “the Sanitary Apparatus”) used
exclusively by the Tenant and its servants, employees, agents, invitees,
licensees and customers in good, clean and tenantable repair and condition
to the satisfaction of the Landlord and in accordance with the regulations
or by-laws of all Public Health and other Government authorities concerned
and to pay to the Landlord on demand clearing repairing or replacing any
of the Sanitary Apparatus choked impeded blocked or stopped owing to the
careless or improper use or neglect by the Tenant or any of its servants,
employees, agents, invitees, licensees or customers.
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To
pay cost of
replacing
light
bulbs
|
(iv)
|
To
reimburse to the Landlord the cost of replacing any damaged, broken,
defective or burned out electric light bulbs, tubes and globes in the said
premises which are provided by the Landlord.
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To
be responsible
for
any loss or
damage
caused to
any
property or any
person
|
(v)
|
To
be wholly responsible for any damage or injury caused to any person
whomsoever directly or indirectly through the defective or damaged
condition of any part of the interior of the said premises or any fixtures
or fittings therein for the repair of which the Tenant is responsible
hereunder or in any way owing to the spread of fire or smoke or the
overflow of water from the said premises or any part thereof or through
the act default or neglect of the Tenant its servants agents licensees or
customers and to make good the same by payment or otherwise and to
indemnify the Landlord against all costs claims demands actions and legal
proceedings whatsoever made upon the Landlord by any person in respect of
any such loss damage or injury and all costs and expenses incidental
thereto, and to effect adequate insurance cover in respect of such
risks.
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7
To
protect interior
form
storm or
typhoon
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(vi)
|
To
take all reasonable precautions to protect the interior of the said
premises from storm or typhoon damage and in the event of such damage
being incurred to repair the damage or restore the said premises to a
proper state and condition in accordance with the covenants for repair
contained in this Clause 3(g).
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Employ
cleaning
contractor
|
(h)
|
(i)
|
The
Tenant shall employ their own staff or a cleaning contractor nominated by
the Landlord or the Manager at its own expense for the cleaning of the
said premises.
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To
be responsible
for
removal of
garbage
and refuse
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(ii)
|
The
cleaning contractor shall be responsible for the removal and disposal of
all garbage or refuse each day from the said premises to such location as
shall be specified by the Landlord and/or the Manager in the manner and
subject to such reasonable rules and regulations prescribed by the
Landlord and/or the Manager from time to time and until such time as such
garbage or refuse is removed from the said Building to keep within the
said premises the same securely sealed in containers of a design as
specified by the Landlord and/or the Manager from time to
time.
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To
co-operate with
cleaning
contractor
and
other
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(iii)
|
To
render full co-operation to the cleaning contractor and tenants or
occupiers of the other parts of the said Building with a view to keep the
said premises and the said Building at all times in a neat and tidy
condition.
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To
pay the cost of
affixing
or
replacing
tenant’s
name
on the
directory
board
|
(i)
|
To
pay or reimburse to the Landlord or its agents immediately upon demand the
cost of affixing, repairing, altering or replacing as may be necessary the
Tenant’s name on the Directory Board (if any) provided by the Landlord
and/or the Manager. The Tenant’s name so appearing on the Directory Board
in English and Chinese in uniform lettering and characters designed by the
Landlord and/or the Manager shall strictly be in accordance with that
appearing in this Agreement or its trading name(s) with or without its
registered trade xxxx or logo subject to the Tenant’s request unless prior
written consent to name otherwise has first been obtained from the
Landlord. The Tenant shall in the event of the Tenant changing its name,
notify the Landlord at least seven (7) days prior to such change of
name.
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8
To
ensure security
equipment
in good
order
|
(j)
|
To
ensure at all times that all fire alarms, fire fighting equipments and
other equipments for security purpose provided by the Landlord shall not
be disrupted, interrupted, damaged or caused to be defective through the
act, default or neglect of the Tenant or any of its servants, employees,
agents, invitees, licensees or customers.
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To
permit Landlord
to
enter and view
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(k)
|
(i)
|
To
permit the Landlord its agents and all persons authorised by it with or
without workmen or others and with or without appliances at all reasonable
times to enter upon the said premises to view the condition thereof and
upon prior notice to the Tenant to take inventories of the fixtures and
fittings of the Landlord therein and to carry out any work or repair
required to be done provided that in the event of an emergency the
Landlord its servants or agents may enter without notice and forcibly if
the Landlord deems necessary.
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To
permit Landlord
to
take prospective
tenants
or
purchasers
to view
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(ii)
|
During
the three months immediately preceding the expiration of the term hereby
granted the Landlord or its authorized agents shall be at liberty to take
prospective tenants new purchasers to view the interior of the said
premises and to display an advertisement outside the said premises
offering the said premises for letting or sale.
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To
execute repairs
on
receipt of notices
|
(1)
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(i)
|
On
receipt of any notice from the Landlord or its authorized agents
specifying any works or repairs to be done and the time in which they are
to be done and which are the responsibility of the Tenant hereunder,
forthwith to comply with such
notice.
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9
To
permit Landlord
to
repair and make
good
the premises
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(ii)
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If
the Tenant shall fail within fourteen (14) days of such notice, of such
shorter period as shall be appropriate in case of emergency, to proceed to
commence and then to continue diligently and expeditiously to comply with
such notice in all respects or if the Tenant shall at any time make
default in the performance of any of the agreements stipulations and
conditions herein contained for or in relating to the repair decoration
preservation protection or maintenance of the said premises or any part or
parts thereof it shall be lawful for the Landlord and all persons
authorized by the Landlord including but not limited to its agents,
servants and workmen to enter upon the said premises and to carry’ out all
or any of the works referred to in such notice and the cost of so doing
and all expenses incurred thereby shall be paid by the Tenant to the
Landlord on demand and shall forthwith be recoverable by the Landlord as
debt by action Provided That if the Tenant shall fail to pay such debt
within fifteen (15) days,
the Landlord shall in addition be entitled to charge interest thereon but
no such entry’ repair decoration preservation protection or maintenance
shall prejudice the Landlord’s right of re-entry’ and forfeiture
hereinafter contained.
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To
inform Landlord
of
damage or
accident
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(m) |
To
give notice in writing to the Landlord or its authorized agents as soon as
practicable after the Tenant shall have become aware of any accident or of
any damage caused or that may be caused to the said premises, the fixtures
or fittings provided therein by the Landlord, the water pipes, the said
Building or any persons thereon and of any defects or want of repair
thereof.
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To
comply with the
Fit
Out Guide,
DMC
and House
Rule
|
(n)
|
(i)
|
To
obey and comply strictly with the provisions of the Fit Out Guide, Deed of
Mutual Covenant (if any) and House Rules and to pay the Fit Out Deposit as
the Manager may from time to time determine and to conduct the business of
the Tenant in such manner as to prejudice the goodwill and reputation of
the said Building as a first class industrial/office
building
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To
obey and comply
with
all notices and
announcement
made
by Landlord
or
Manager
|
(ii)
|
To
obey and comply with such rules, regulations or requirements stated in
notices or announcements as may from time to time be made imposed adopted
introduced or amended by the Landlord and/or the Manager and/or its agents
in respect of the said
Building.
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10
To
comply with all
ordinances
etc.
|
(o)
|
To
obey and comply with and to keep the Landlord indemnified against the
breach of all Ordinances, regulations, by-laws, rules, requirements,
directions and orders of any government or other competent authority
relating to the use of and the conduct and carrying on of the Tenant’s
business in the said premises as specified in the Fifth Schedule hereto or
to any other act, deed, matter or thing done, permitted, suffered or
omitted therein or thereon by the Tenant or any servant, employee, agent,
invitee, licensee or customer of the Tenant and to notify the Landlord
forthwith in writing of any notice received from the Manager or any
statutory or public authority concerning or in respect of a possible
breach of this Clause 3(o).
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To
be responsible
for
contractors
servants,
agents and
licensees
|
(p)
|
(i)
|
To
be responsible to the Landlord for the acts, neglects, defaults and
omissions of all contractors, servants, employees, agents, invitees,
licensees or customers of the Tenant as if they were the acts, neglects
defaults and omissions of the Tenant and for the purposes of this
Agreement “licensee” shall include any person present in, using or
visiting the said premises with the consent of the Tenant expressed or
implied.
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To
indemnify the
Landlord
against all
actions
etc.
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(ii)
|
To
indemnify and keep the Landlord indemnified from and against all actions,
proceedings, claims and demands whatsoever brought or made by the tenants
and occupiers of the other parts of the said Building and any third party
and all costs and expenses (including legal costs on a full indemnity
basis) incurred by the Landlord thereby arising in respect of any act or
liability caused by or arising from the act, breach of duty, neglect or
default (irrespective of whether wilful or not)of the Tenant or any of its
contractors, servants, employees, agents, invitees, licensees or customers
including but not limited to any breach or non-observance or
non-performance of any of the agreements stipulations and conditions
herein contained and on the Tenant’s part to be observed and performed or
by reason of any water or smoke or offensive smell or odour originating
form the said premises.
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11
To
yield up at the
end
of term
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(q)
|
To
quietly yield up the said premises together with all the Landlord’s
fixtures, fittings and additions therein and thereto without compensation
for any alterations or improvements made to the said premises at the
expiration or sooner determination of term and/or this Agreement in good
clean and tenantable repair and condition notwithstanding any rule of law
or equity to the contrary Provided That the Tenant shall at the Tenant’s
expense remove all personal property, fixtures and fittings and additions
therein and thereto of the Tenant and make good all damage caused by such
removal and reinstate the said premises to the condition they were in at
the commencement of the term and thereupon to surrender to the Landlord
all keys giving access to all parts of the said premises, the said
Building or any part or parts thereof and to make good any damage caused
by such removal at the Tenant’s expense.
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To
operate the
business
under
specified
business
name
|
(r)
|
The
Tenant shall operate business at the said premises under the business name
of SUN LINE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED and shall produce to the Landlord a copy of
Business Registration Certificate of each of the above business names
together with its application form in the said business names and in the
sole proprietorship/partnership (as the case may be at the date of signing
hereof) of the Tenant at the address of the said premises within I month
from the commencement of this tenancy.
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Tenant’s
restrictive
covenants
|
(4)
The Tenant hereby agrees with the Landlord that unless it has obtained the
prior written consent of the Landlord on such terms and conditions as the
Landlord may impose together with such consent:-
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User
of the
Premises
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(a)
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(i)
Not
to use or permit or suffer the said premises or any part or parts thereof
to be used for any purpose other than as specified in the Fifth Schedule
hereto and at the expense of the Tenant to obtain all necessary and
appropriate licences and/or permits and/or approvals necessary for the
carrying on of the Tenant’s business and to comply with any local
legislation, regulations and Government requirements and any subsequent
amendments (if any) relating to such user on the said premises and at all
times to keep current valid and subsisting all such licences and/or
permits and/or approvals. For the avoidance of doubt the Landlord does not
represent and/or warrant that the said premises are fit to be used for the
aforesaid purposes or any part or parts thereof and/or for any particular
purpose.
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12
Not
to use for
illegal
immoral
purposes
etc.
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(ii)
|
Not
to use or cause permit or suffer to be used any part of the said premises
for gambling or for any illegal immoral or improper purposes or in any way
so as to cause nuisance annoyance inconvenience or damage or danger to the
Landlord or tenants or occupiers of any other neighbouring premises of the
Building.
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Not
to use premises
as
sleeping quarters
or
domestic
premises
|
(iii)
|
Not
to use the said premises or any part thereof as sleeping quarters or as
domestic premises within the meaning of any Ordinance for the time being
in force or to allow any person to remain in the said premises overnight
unless with the Landlord’s prior permission in writing. Such permission
shall only be given to enable the Tenant to post watchmen to look after
the contents of the said premises and the names of the watchmen shall
first be registered with the Landlord prior to its giving such
permission.
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Not
to prepare food
|
(b)
|
Not
to allow any cooking of food on the said premises and not to cause or
permit any offensive or unusual odours to be produced upon emanated from
the said premises.
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Not
to produce
music
or noise
audible
outside
|
(c)
|
Not
to produce or permit or suffer to be produced any music or noise
(including sound produced by broadcasting or any apparatus or any
equipment capable of producing, reproducing, receiving or recording sound)
so as to constitute nuisance or give reasonable cause for complaint from
the Landlord or tenants or occupiers of the other parts of the said
Building or in any adjoining or neighbouring building.
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Not
to cause any
nuisance
or
annoyance
|
(d)
|
Not
to do or permit or suffer to be done any act or thing in or upon the said
premises or any part or parts thereof which in the opinion of the Landlord
may constitute a nuisance or annoyance or give cause for complaint from
the Landlord or tenants or occupiers of the other parts of the said
Building or in any adjoining or neighbouring
building.
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13
Not
to breach
Government
Lease
or
cause insurance to
be
voided or
premium
increased
|
(e)
|
Not
to do or permit or suffer to be done any act, deed, matter or thing
whatsoever which will amount to a breach or non-observance of any of the
terms and conditions under which the said Land is held from the Government
or of the Deed of Mutual Covenant (if any) under which the Landlord holds
the said premises or the building plans or the occupation permit of the
said Building as approved or issued by the Government of HKSAR or whereby
any insurance on the said premises or the said Building against loss or
damage by fire, storm, typhoon, other insurable perils and/or claims by
third parties for the time being in force may be rendered void or voidable
or whereby the premium thereof may be increased Provided That if as the
result of any act, deed, matter or thing done permitted or suffered by the
Tenant, the premium on any such policy of insurance shall be increased,
the Landlord shall be entitled without prejudice to any other remedy
hereunder to recover from the Tenant the amount of any such increase and
further the Tenant shall keep the Landlord fully indemnified against all
losses damages claims and demands sustained by or made against the
Landlord by any person as a result of any breach by the Tenant of this
Clause 4 (e) Provided That notwithstanding anything herein contained the
Landlord does not warrant that any or adequate insurance against fire or
any other risks exists in respect of the said premises and/or the said
Building and/or all or any of the goods or property stored therein by the
Tenant And the Tenant shall be responsible in any event for insurance of
its property in the said premises.
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Not
to keep arms or
combustible
goods
in
the Premises
|
(f)
|
Not
to keep or store or permit or suffer to be kept or stored in the said
premises any arms, ammunitions, gun-powder, saltpetre, kerosene or other
explosive inflammable combustible or hazardous
substance.
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Not
to make or
permit
any
alterations
or
additions
|
(g)
|
Not
without the prior written consent of the Landlord to make or permit any
alterations or additions or partitions to be made in or to the said
premises or any part or parts thereof nor to pull down alter or remove any
doors windows additions partitions or fixtures and fittings thereof nor to
make any alterations to the fire prevention system or to the electrical
wirings and installations therein nor to install any air-conditioning
plant machinery or equipment therein nor to cut maim or injure nor to
suffer to be cut maimed or injured any doors, windows, walls, beams,
structural members or fabric thereof. The Tenant shall be responsible for
obtaining the Building Authority or any other government authorities
consent for such alterations additions or partitions in or to the said
premises at its own expense and the Tenant further undertakes to comply
with all government’s requirements and regulations relating thereto. At
the expiration or sooner determination of the term the Tenant shall at its
own expense remove all such alterations or additions or partitions so
erected or installed by the Tenant and restore the said premises to its
original tenantable state as at the commencement of the term to the
satisfaction of the
Landlord.
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Not
to install
electrical
wrings in
premises
without
Landlord’s
approval
|
(h)
|
Not
to lay affix attach or install any electrical wirings or cables in the
said premises without the prior written consent of the Landlord and the
Tenant shall only carry out such electrical installation in accordance
with the fit-out plan which has been duly approved by the
Landlord.
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Not
to damage toilet
facilities
|
(i)
|
Not
to use or permit or suffer the toilet facilities provided by the Landlord
to be used for any purpose other than that for which they are intended and
not to throw or permit or suffer or be thrown therein any foreign
substance of any kind and the Tenant shall pay to the Landlord on demand
all costs and expenses incurred by the Landlord in making good any
breakage, blockage or damage resulting from a violation of this Clause
4(i).
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Not
to damage main
structure,
walls,
ceilings
and other
common
service
facilities
|
(j)
|
(i)
|
Not
to damage xxxx or deface or permit or suffer to be damaged marked or
defaced any main structure, fixtures and fittings, decorations,
installations, lifts or other common service facilities including
air-conditioning units, cloakrooms, service pantries, halls, passageways,
staircases, drainage xxxxx, walls and ceilings of the said Building
outside the said premises, and to pay on demand to the Landlord all costs
and expenses incurred by the Landlord in repairing, making good the damage
or cleaning the same.
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Not
to drive nails
etc.
into ceilings
walls
or floors
|
(ii)
|
Not
without the prior written consent of the Landlord to drive or insert or
permit or suffer to be driven or inserted any nails, screws, hooks,
brackets or similar articles into the ceilings, walls or floors of the
said premises and any other parts of the said Building outside the said
premises.
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Display
name plate
or
signboard etc.
|
(k)
|
Not
without the prior written consent of the Landlord or the Manager to
exhibit or display within outside or at the exterior of the said premises
any name-plate, poster, flag, notice, advertisement, signboard,
decoration, sign or other device, whether illuminated or not, which may be
visible from outside of the said premises except in such space and in such
form style and manner with lettering and characters approved by the
Landlord or the
Manager.
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15
Not
to encumber or
obstruct
passage and
common
areas
|
(l)
|
Not
to encumber or obstruct or permit or suffer to be encumbered or obstructed
with any boxes, cartons, packages, rubbish, refuse, dustbins, garbage
cans, furniture, chattels, or store of any goods, or other obstruction of
any kind or nature any of the entrances, exits, staircases, landings,
passageways, lifts, corridors, lavatories, lobbies or other parts of the
said Building in common use so that the same are at all times kept clear
and free of any obstructions of any nature and the Landlord shall in
addition to any other remedies which the Landlord may have hereunder been
entitled without notice and at the Tenant’s expenses to remove and dispose
of as it sees fit any such obstructions aforesaid without incurring any
liability therefor whatsoever whether tortious or otherwise to the Tenant
or any other person whomsoever and the Tenant shall on demand pay or
reimburse to the Landlord all costs and expenses incurred in such
removal.
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Not
to lay wirings or
cables
etc in
common
areas
|
(m)
|
Not
to lay install affix or attach any wirings, cables, pipes or other
articles or things in or upon any of the entrances, exits, staircases,
landings, passageways, corridors, lavatories, lobbies or any other common
areas of the said Building outside the said premises.
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Prohibition
of
subletting
or transfer
|
(n)
|
Not
to assign underlet or otherwise part with the possession of or transfer
the said premises or any part or parts thereof or any interest therein or
permit or suffer any arrangement or transaction whereby any person or
persons who is/are not a party to this Agreement obtains or obtain the use
possession enjoyment or occupation of the said premises or any part or
parts thereof irrespective or whether any rental or other consideration is
given therefor. The tenancy created pursuant to this Agreement shall be
personal to the Tenant named in this Agreement and without in any way
limiting the generality or the foregoing the following acts and events
shall, unless previously approved in writing by the Landlord, be deemed to
be breaches of this Clause 4 (n):-
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(i)
|
In
the case of a tenant which is a partnership any change in the constitution
of the partners including the taking in of one or more new partners
whether on the death or retirement of an existing partner or
otherwise;
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(ii)
|
In
the case of a tenant who is an individual (including a sole surviving
partner of a partnership tenant) the death, insanity or other disability
of that individual, to the intent that no right to use possess, occupy or
enjoy the said premises or any part or parts thereof shall vest in the
executor, administrator, personal representative, next of kin, trustee,
receiver or committee of any such
individual;
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(iii)
|
In
the case of a tenant which is a limited company incorporated in accordance
with the laws of Hong Kong or elsewhere any take-over, reconstruction,
amalgamation merger, voluntary liquidation or change in the person or
persons who owns or own a majority of its voting shares or who otherwise
has or have effective control thereof;
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(iv)
|
The
giving by the Tenant of a Power of Attorney or similar authority whereby
the donee of the Power obtains the right to use, possess, occupy or enjoy
the said premises or any part or parts thereof or does in fact use,
possess, occupy or enjoy the same;
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(v)
|
The
change of the Tenant’s business name without the prior written consent of
the Landlord.
|
||
Not
to keep animals
or
pets and to
prevent
infestation
|
(o)
|
Not
to keep or permit or suffer to be kept any animals, birds or pets inside
the said premises and to take all such steps and precautions at such
intervals as shall be required
by the Landlord and to the satisfaction of the Landlord to prevent the
said premises or any part or parts thereof from becoming infested by
termites, rats, mice, cockroaches or any other pests or vermins and in the
event of any such infestation to permit the same to be remedied by
contractor appointed by the Landlord at the Tenant’s own cost and
expense.
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Not
to permit touting
or
soliciting of
business
|
(p)
|
Not
to permit any canvassing, pedding, touting or soliciting for business or
distributing of any booklets, literatures, promotional items, pamphlets,
notices or advertising matters to be conducted outside or near the said
premises or in any part or parts of the said Building.
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Not
to hang blinds or
aerial,
etc
|
(q)
|
Not
to hang, fix or
erect any venetian blinds
or sun blinds of any description, shelters or coverings wire or aerial
wirings or other things whatsoever on any exterior part of the said
Building including the roof and the exterior wall of the said premises nor
to do or permit to be done any act or thing which may or will alter the
external appearance of the said
Building.
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Not
to hang laundry
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(r)
|
Not
to use or cause or permit the use of the entrances, exits, halls, lobbies,
corridors, staircases, landings, passageways, lavatories and other common
areas of the said Building for the purpose of drying laundry or hanging or
storing any articles or things thereon or therein and not to permit the
Tenant’s servants, employees, agent, invitees, licensees and customers to
use the same for toitering or eating.
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Not
to use lifts for
carriage
of cargoes
|
(s)
|
Not
to permit or suffer the lifts to be used for the carriage of cargoes,
goods and other articles or things exceeding the maximum loading limit
specified therefor by a notice affixed therein.
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Exclusion
of
Landlord’s
liability
|
(t)
|
Not
to hold the Landlord liable or responsible in any way to the Tenant or to
any other person whomsoever in respect of any injury damage or loss of
business or other liability whatsoever which may be suffered by the Tenant
or by any other person or any property howsoever caused and in particular
but without limitation caused by or through or in any way owing
to:-
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(i)
|
any
defect in or failure or need for repair or overhaul of the supply of
electricity, gas, water, telephone, air-conditioning, lifts or other
service whatsoever or any surge reduction variation interruption or
termination in the supply of such services or any of the
same;
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(ii)
|
any
typhoon, landslide, subsidence of the ground, escape of fire, smoke fumes
or other substance or thing from anywhere within the said Building, any
seepage, overflow or leakage of water from any pipes, drains or fire
services system or , anywhere within the said Building or the influx of
rain water or sea water into the said premises or the said Building or any
escape of electric current from electric wiring cables or ducts situate
upon or in any way connected with the said Building or any part or parts
thereof or dropping or falling of any article object or material
whatsoever including cigarette ends, glass or tiles from anywhere within
the said Building, or vibrations from any floor office or premises in the
said Building or in the adjoining or neighbouring
building;
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(iii)
|
any
defective or damaged condition of the said premises or any part or parts
thereof or the Landlord’s fixtures and fittings
therein;
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(iv)
|
any
misconduct negligence or breach of duties on the part of the
Manager;
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(v)
|
any
act, neglect or default of the Tenant or other tenants and occupiers or
any of their servants, employees, agents, invitees, licensees or customers
of the other parts of the said Building or the adjoining or neighbouring
building; and/or
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(vi)
|
any
failure or breakage of glass or plate glass of or in the said premises or
the said Building.
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Landlord’s
covenants
|
5.
|
THE
LANDLORD HEREBY AGREES WITH THE TENANT as follows:-
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To
pay Government
Rent
and Property
Tax
|
(a)
|
To
pay the Property Tax and all expenses of a capital or non-recurring nature
attributable to or payable in respect of the said
Building.
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Tenant
shall have
quiet
enjoyment
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(b)
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That
the Tenant paying the rent, rates and government rent, air-conditioning
and management charges and all other outgoings hereby agreed to be paid on
the days and in the manner herein provided for payment of the same and
observing and performing the agreements, stipulations and conditions
herein contained and on the Tenant’s part to be observed and performed
shall peacefully hold and enjoy the said premises during the term without
any interruption by the Landlord or any person lawfully claiming under or
in trust for the Landlord.
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6.
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IT
IS HEREBY FURTHER EXPRESSLY AGREED AND DECLARED as
follows:-
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Interest
on late
payment
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(a)
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If
the Tenant shall have failed to pay the rent, rates, government rent,
air-conditioning and management charges and all outgoings payable
hereunder in respect of the said premises on the day due for payment
thererof, the Landlord shall without prejudice to its other rights and
remedies hereunder to other rights and remedies hereunder to otherwise, be
entitled to charge and the Tenant shall be liable to pay to the Landlord
interest on the arrears of rent or outstanding amount of rates, government
rent, air-conditioning and management charges and all outgoings hereof at
such rate (as well before as after any judgment) as shall be equivalent to
three percent (3%) per month from the date the same is due until the
actual date of payment together with all legal costs and expenses incurred
by the Landlord on a full indemnity basis for the purpose of recovering
the arrears or outstanding sums in Court or otherwise from the Tenant and
shall be a debt due from the Tenant to the Landlord and be forthwith
recoverable by action. The Landlord shall also be entitled to disconnect
or discontinue the supply of services, including but not limited to
air-conditioning, water, electricity, gas to the said premises and/or to
the Tenant without prior notice to the
Tenant.
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Landlord’s
right of
re-entry
etc.
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(b)
|
If
the rent, rates, government rent, air-conditioning and management charges
or all outgoings payable hereunder or any part thereof shall be unpaid for
fifteen (15) days after the same shall become payable (in the case of the
rent whether legally or formally demanded or not) or if the Tenant shall
fail or neglect to observe or perform any of the agreement stipulations or
conditions herein contained and on the Tenant’s part to be observed and
performed or if the Tenant shall become bankrupt, or being a corporation
shall go into liquidation by whatsoever reasons or for whatsoever
purposes, or if any petition shall be filed for the winding up of the
Tenant, or if the Tenant shall otherwise become insolvent or make any
composition or arrangement with creditors, or shall suffer any execution
to be levied on the said premises or otherwise on the Tenant’s goods, or
if the Tenant shall persistently fail in paying rent and/or
air-conditioning and management charges and/or rates and government rent
as when they fall due, then and in any such case it shall be lawful for
the Landlord at any time thereafter to forfeit the tenancy hereby created
and to re-enter on the said premises or any part of parts thereof and to
recover possession of the said premises in the name of the whole whereupon
this Agreement shall absolutely cease and determine and the said deposit
paid pursuant to Clause 2 hereof shall be absolutely forfeited to the
Landlord but without prejudice to any right of action by the Landlord in
respect of any outstanding breach or non-observance or non-performance of
any of the agreements, stipulations and conditions herein
contained.
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Written
notice shall
be
sufficient exercise
of
right
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(c)
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A
written notice served by the Landlord on the Tenant in manner hereinafter
mentioned to the effect that the Landlord thereby exercises the power of
forfeiture and/or re-entry herein contained shall be a full and sufficient
exercise of such power without physical entry on the part of the
Landlord.
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Acceptance
of rent
not
waiver of breach
of
convenant
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(d)
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The
acceptance of any rent by the Landlord hereunder shall not operate or be
regarded by the Tenant as a waiver by the Landlord of any right to proceed
against the Tenant in respect of any breach non-observance or
non-performance by the Tenant of any of the agreements stipulations terms
and conditions herein contained and on the part of the Tenant to be
observed and performed.
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Force
Majeure
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(e)
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If
the said premises or any part of parts thereof shall be rendered
inaccessible or destroyed or so damaged by fire, typhoon, Act of God,
force majeure or at any time during the term the said premises or the said
Building or any part of parts thereof shall be condemned as a dangerous
structure or a demolition order or closure order of the relevant
government authorities shall become operative in respect of the said
premises or the said Building or any part of parts thereof or other cause
beyond the control of the Landlord and not attributable to any act or
default of the Tenant as to be rendered unfit for use and occupation or
inaccessible and subject to the insurance policy or policies for such
risks effected by the Landlord (if any) shall not have been rendered void
or voidable or payment of policy moneys refused in whole or in part in
consequence of any act or neglect or default of the Tenant, the rent,
rates, government rent, air-conditioning and management charges or a part
thereof proportionate to the damage sustained shall cease to be payable
until the said premises shall have been restored or reinstated or rendered
accessible Provided Always That the Landlord shall be under no obligation
to repair or reinstate the said premises And Provided Further That without
prejudice to the foregoing if the whole or substantially the whole of the
said premises shall have been destroyed or rendered unfit for use and
occupation or inaccessible and shall not have been repaired or reinstated
within three (3) consecutive months of the occurrence of the destruction
or damage then either party shall be entitled at any time before the same
are so repaired and reinstated to terminate this Agreement by notice in
writing to the other and thereupon this Agreement and the term shall
determine as from the date on which they were rendered unfit for use and
occupation or inaccessible but without prejudice to the rights and
remedies of either party against the other in respect of any antecedent
claim or liability hereunder. In the event of any disagreement between the
parties hereto on the application of this Clause 6(e) then the subject of
disagreement shall be referred to a single arbitrator for settlement in
accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Ordinance for the time being
in force.
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Landlord
not liable
for
breakdown in air-
conditioning system, etc
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(f)
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The
Landlord shall not in any circumstances be liable to the Tenant for any
defect in or mechanical breakdown or failure or need for repair or
overhaul of the air-conditioning system, lifts, water supply system,
telephone system, power supply system and/or other building facilities or
services nor shall the rent or rates and government rent or
air-conditioning and management charges xxxxx or cease to be payable on
account thereof or any part of parts thereof Provided Also That if the
air-conditioning system shall wholly breakdown or cease to operate for any
period of seven (7) or more consecutive days, the due proportion of the
air-conditioning and management charges attributable to the maintenance of
the air-conditioning system but not the rent shall cease to be payable
from the first day after the end of such period of seven (7) consecutive
days until the air-conditioning system again commences
operating.
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Tenant
responsible
for
acts of servants
visitors
etc
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(g)
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For
the purpose of these presents any act, default, neglect or omission of any
servants, employees, agents, invitees, licensees or customers (as
hereinbefore defined) of the Tenant shall be deemed to be the act,
default, neglect or omission of the Tenant.
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Distress
for rent
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(h)
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For
the purpose of Part III of the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation)
Ordinance, Chapter 7 of the Laws of Hong Kong, and for the purpose of this
Agreement, the rent payable in respect of the said premises shall be and
be deemed to be in arrear if not paid in advance at the time and in the
manner stipulated in Clause 3 (a) hereof.
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Waiver
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(i)
|
To
the extent that the Tenant can lawfully do so, the Tenant hereby expressly
agrees to deprive itself of and to waive all rights (if any) to protection
against eviction or ejection afforded by any existing or future
legislation from time to time in force and applicable to the said premises
or to the tenancy hereby created and the Tenant agrees to deliver up
vacant possession of the said premises to the Landlord on the expiration
or sooner termination of the tenancy hereby created notwithstanding any
rule of law or equity to the
contrary.
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Non-waiver
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(j)
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No
condoning, excusing or overlooking by the Landlord of any default breach
or non-observance, or non-performance by the Tenant at any time or times
of any of the Tenant’s obligations herein contained shall operate as a
waiver of the Landlord’s rights hereunder in respect of any continuing or
subsequent default, breach or non-observance or nonperformance or so as
defeat or breach and no waiver by the Landlord shall be inferred from or
implied by anything done or omitted by the Landlord unless expressed in
writing, and singed by the Landlord. Any consent given by the Landlord
shall operate as a consent only for the particular matter which it relates
and in no way shall be considered as a waiver of release of any of the
provisions hereof nor shall it be construed as dispensing with the
necessity of obtaining the specific written consent of the Landlord in the
future unless expressly so provided.
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Landlord’s
right to
exhibit
selling or
letting
notice
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(k)
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During
the three months immediately preceding the expiration of the term hereby
created, the Landlord shall be at liberty to affix and maintain without
interference upon any external part of the said premises notice or
advertisement stating that the premises are to be let or to be sold and
such other information in connection therewith as the Landlord shall deem
fit.
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Service
of notices
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(1)
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Any
notice required to be served hereunder shall, if to be served on the
Tenant, be sufficiently served if addressed to the Tenant and sent by
prepaid ordinary post to or delivered at the said premises or the Tenant’s
last known place of business or registered office or residence in Hong
Kong and, if to be served on the Landlord, shall be sufficiently served if
addressed to the Landlord or such other person as may be notified in
writing to the Tenant and sent by prepaid ordinary post to or delivered at
the registered office of the Landlord or any other address which the
Landlord may notify the Tenant from time to time. In the case of a notice
sent by prepaid ordinary post as aforesaid service shall be deemed to have
been effected two (2) days after the date of
posting.
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Legal
costs and
expenses
|
(m)
|
The
legal costs and disbursements (including stamp duty and registration fees)
of and incidental to the preparation, approval and completion of this
Agreement shall be borne and paid by the parties hereto in equal
shares.
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Assignment
|
7.
|
In
the event that the said premises or any part or parts under this Agreement
is/are assigned to other person(s) (“the new Landlord”) by the Landlord,
the following provisions shall apply:
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(a)
|
the
Tenant, subject to and at the direction of the Landlord, shall accept and
acknowledge the new Landlord as the new Landlord in respect of the said
premises or any part of parts thereof assigned as aforesaid to whom the
Tenant thereafter shall become liable according to the terms and
conditions of the Agreement and shall enter into a Deed of Novation and/or
Transfer to other agreement(s) or documents(s) with the new Landlord and
the Landlord at the cost of the new Landlord and/or the Landlord in such
reasonable form the content as satisfactory to the Landlord and the new
Landlord for the purposes of confirming the release discharge and
cessation of all liabilities and obligations of the Landlord hereunder
including but not limited to the Landlord’s obligation in respect of the
refund of the said deposit hereunder (so far as they relate to the said
premises or any part or parts hereof assigned as aforesaid) and the
continuation of the liabilities and obligations of the Tenant hereunder to
give effect to or (as the case may be) to confirm the assumption and
taking up by the new Landlord in lieu of the Landlord of all the
Landlord’s liabilities and obligations hereunder including but not limited
to the Landlord’s obligation in respect of the refund of the said deposit
hereunder (so far as they relate to the said premises or any part or parts
hereof assigned as aforesaid);
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(b)
|
upon
the assignment of this Agreement or the said premises or any part of parts
thereof and the new Landlord thereof agreeing to assume take up all the
Landlord’s liabilities and obligations hereunder including without
limitation its obligations to refund the said deposit to the Tenant
hereunder (so far as they relate to the said premises or any part or parts
thereof as aforesaid) whether contractual or otherwise shall absolutely
cease and be taken up by the new Landlord and the Tenant shall only seek
refund of the said deposit (subject always to the terms and conditions
contained in this Agreement) from the new
Landlord,
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Management
regulations 8.
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(a)
|
The
Landlord reserves the right from time to time and by notice in writing to
the Tenant to make impose adopt and introduce and subsequently supplement
amend or abolish if necessary such reasonable regulations as it may
consider necessary for the management operation and maintenance of the
said Building including without limitation those regulations relating to
the use of the common service facilities, the lifts and the use of the
loading and unloading areas in the said Building.
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(b)
|
Such
regulations shall be supplementary to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and shall bind the Tenant and any breach of the regulations
shall be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement for which the Landlord
may exercise all or any of its rights or remedies
hereunder.
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(c)
|
Such
regulations shall not in any way derogate from the terms and conditions of
this Agreement. In the event of conflict between such regulations and the
terms and conditions of this Agreement the terms and conditions of this
Agreement shall prevail.
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Joint
and several
liability
|
9.
Where more than one person is named as the Tenant in the First Schedule
hereto all such persons shall sign this Agreement and shall be jointly and
severally liable for the performance and observance of the terms,
conditions and agreements contained herein and on the part of the Tenant
to be performed and observed.
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No
premium
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10.
The Tenant acknowledges that no fine premium key money or other
consideration has been paid by the Tenant to the Landlord for the grant of
this tenancy.
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No
warranty
|
11.
The Landlord has provided the standard fit-out including air-conditioning
ducting, suspended ceiling, lighting and wiring system and fire sprinkler
heads (“Standard Fit-out”) in the said premises. However, the Landlord
does not warrant that the said premises together with the Standard Fit-out
and/or the fixture and fittings thereto are fit for the purposes for which
they are let or for any other purposes whatsoever intended to be used by
the Tenant and shall not be liable or responsible to the Tenant for any
damages or loss in respect
thereof.
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Full
Agreement
|
12.
This Agreement supercedes the offer letter duly signed by the parties
hereto on 10 February, 2010 and set out the full agreement reached between
the parties hereto and no other representations have been made or
warranties given relating to the Landlord or the Tenant or the said
Building or the said premises and if any such representation or warranty
has been made given or implied same is hereby waived.
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Law
|
13. This
Agreement shall be governed and construed in all respects in accordance
with the laws of Hong Kong.
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Marginal
Notes
|
14. The
Marginal notes are intended only for guidance and reference and do not
form part of this Agreement nor shall any of the provision in this
Agreement be construed or interpreted by reference thereto or in any way
affected or limited thereby.
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Miscellaneous
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15. Unless
the context otherwise requires, words herein importing the masculine
gender shall include the feminine and neuter and words herein in the
singular shall include the plural and vice versa and the expression
“person” or “persons” shall include firms and/or
corporations.
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Tenant
responsible
for
all legal costs
and
expenses
incurred
by Landlord
in
Tenant’s default
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16. All
legal costs and expenses incurred by the Landlord (on a solicitor and own
client basis) in demanding payment of rent and/or any other legal
proceedings (including but not limited to levying distraint for rent)
taken by the Landlord against the Tenants as a result of default of
payment of rent or any other amount payable by the Tenant or the breach by
the Tenant of any terms, covenants and conditions herein contained shall
be recoverable from the Tenants as a debt or be deductible by the Landlord
from the deposit held by the Landlord hereunder but without prejudice to
the Landlord’s right of action against the Tenant for damages in excess
thereof.
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Name
of Building
|
17. The
Landlord reserves the right subject to any relevant provisions of the Deed
or Mutual Covenant and/or the Sub-Deed of Mutual Covenant (if any) and the
House Rules in respect of the said Building to name and rename the said
Building with any such name or style as it in its sole descretion may
determine and at any time and from time to time by giving 3 months’
written notice to the Tenant to change, alter, substitute or abandon any
such name without the same constituting an actual or constructive eviction
or the Tenant and without incurring any liability to the Tenant therefore
whatsoever and howsoever,
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Landlord’s
right
regarding
alterations,
etc
|
18. The
Landlord shall have the right:
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(a) to
change, amend, vary, add to alter the approved general building plans of
the said
Building;
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(b)
|
to
remove, cancel, relocate or otherwise change or carry out any alteration
or addition or other works, whether of a structural nature or not, to the
common areas (including but not limited to entrances, passages, corridors
and staircases) and common facilities (including but not limited to lifts
and public toilets) of the said Building and such other part or parts of
the said Building (other than the said premises) from time to time and in
such manner as the Landlord may in its absolute discretion deem fit
without the same constituting an actual or constructive eviction of the
Tenant and without incurring any liability whatsoever and howsoever to the
Tenant therefor;
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(c)
|
to
execute or perform any works of alteration, amendment, modification,
improvement, demolition or construction of the said Building and to enter
into all parts of the said Building with all necessary equipment, plant
and materials for the purpose of carrying out any such works;
and
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(d)
|
to
erect scaffolding, hoarding or structures of like nature for the purpose
of carrying out any works referred to in this Clause, including the right
to enter upon the said premises for erecting such scaffolding or other
structures, notwithstanding that the same any temporarily interfere with
the access to any part of the said
Building.
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THE FIRST SCHEDULE ABOVE
REFERRED TO
LANDLORD
|
:
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AITKEN,
VANSON & COMPANY LIMITED whose registered office is situate at 33/F,
XXXXXX XXXXXX CENTRE, 00 XXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX,
XXXXXXX.
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TENANT
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:
|
SUN
LINE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED whose office is situate at XXXX 0000, 00/X, XXXXXX
XXXXXX XXXXXX, 00 XXX XXXX ROAD, XXXX XXXX,
KOWLOON
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THE SECOND SCHEDULE ABOVE
REFERRED TO
XXXX 00
XX XXX 00 XX XXXXX OF XXXXXX XXXXXX CENTRE, 00 XXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX XXXX, XXXXXXX
(as shown coloured Pink on the Floor Plan attached hereto)
THE THIRD SCHEDULE ABOVE
REFERRED TO
TERM
OF TENANCY
|
:
|
TWO
(2) year commencing on 1st
March, 2010 and expiring on 29th
February, 2012.
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RENT
|
:
|
HK$20,220.00
per calendar month (exclusive of rates, government rent, air- conditioning
and management charges and all outgoings of every description) payable in
advance without any deduction whatsoever on the 1st
day of each and every calendar month and the first of such payment is to
be paid on the signing of this
Agreement.
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MANAGEMENT
FEE AND AIR-CONDITIONING CHARGES (Subject to Revision)
|
:
|
HK$5,661.60
per calendar month payable in advance without any deductions whatsoever on
the 1st
day of each and every calendar month and the first of such payment is to
be paid on the signing of this Agreement.
|
RENTAL
MANAGEMENT FEE AIR-CONDITIONING CHARGES DEPOSIT
|
:
|
HK$77,644.80
(which has been paid by the Tenant to the Landlord on signing the Tenancy
Agreement dated 1 st March,
2007.)
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THE FOURTH SCHEDULE ABOVE
REFERRED TO
Terms and
conditions referred to in Clause 3(e)(iii) of this Agreement:-
1.
|
Within
fourteen (14) days upon receipt of the Fit Out Guide in respect of the
said Building or such shorter period as the Manager may allow, the Tenant
shall submit to the Manager full fit out plans (each in triplicate) and
written supporting information of all proposals concerning the fitting-out
of the said premises. The Tenant’s plans shall comply with all relevant
Ordinances, Regulations and By-Laws, and without limitation to the
generality of the foregoing, shall
include:-
|
(i)
|
all
fitting-out details, alterations and/or additions to all non-load bearing
walls, doors, door openings, lift lobbies and the common areas or any part
thereof as forming part of the said
premises;
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(ii)
|
detailed
drawings, plans and specifications of all air-conditioning (if any) and
electrical installations which shall be connected by the Tenant to utility
systems provided by the Landlord or the
Manager;
|
(iii)
|
details
of all lighting circuits, fixtures and
fittings;
|
(iv)
|
any
proposed fascia sign, including its decorative and electrical
components;
|
(v)
|
details
of installation of any security/alarm system;
and
|
(vi)
|
details
of installation of any
machinery.
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2.
|
The
Manager will consider the Tenant’s plans and details and may, in its
absolute discretion, accept or reject the plans or details or any part of
them. Upon receipt of fit out plans (both detailed plans and written
supporting information) the same will be passed to the Landlord for
approval. If such plans and/or details are rejected, amendments shall be
re-submitted within fourteen (14) days, or as directed by the Manager, as
the case may be.
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3.
|
All
works specified and approved in writing by the Manager shall be completed
within three (3) months of the Tenant being notified of such approval or
such longer period as the Manager may
agree.
|
4.
|
When
the fit out plans are approved and before any work commences full
information concerning the Tenant’s contractors shall immediately be made
available together with a work programme/chart to the Manager by the
Tenant.
|
5.
|
For
all works specified in paragraphs (i) – (iv) below the Tenant is
required to use the services of the Landlord’s nominated contractors or
the Manager’s nominated contractors or its own contractor as may be
approved in writing by the Manager subject to such terms and conditions as
may be specified by the Manager:-
|
(i)
|
Any
work involving the construction or installation of any brickwork, concrete
or other items of a structural
nature.
|
(ii)
|
Any
plumbing or drainage work.
|
(iii)
|
Any
alternation or addition to any mechanical or electrical
services.
|
(iv)
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Any
specialist work.
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The
contractor appointed by the Tenant and approved in writing by the Manager shall
at all times work under the supervision and comply with the directions of the
Landlord’s nominated contractors or the Manager’s nominated
contractors.
6.
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The
contractor appointed by the Tenant shall not carry out any work in the
common areas or any part thereof and all debris created by the carrying
out of such work and incidental to moving into the said premises is to be
cleared at the expense of the Tenant creating the
same.
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7.
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The
Tenant, his servants, agents and workmen shall co-operate fully with the
Landlord or its authorized representative, the Manager and its nominated
contractors and project consultants in carrying out any work on the said
Building, and shall cause the work done on the said premises to be
co-ordinated and carried out in such a manner as to avoid any delay or
interference with the work (if any) of the Landlord on the said Building.
The Tenant, his servants, agents and workmen shall obey and comply with
all instructions and directions which may be given by the Manager or its
authorized representatives in connection with the carrying out of such
work.
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8.
|
The
Tenant is solely responsible for the safety of all the said works carried
out on the said premises and for the payment of all costs charges and
expenses involved therein together with of the cost of providing a
temporary electricity supply, if any, the reasonable proportion of such
cost of which shall be borne by the Tenant requiring such supply, and to
be calculated on a daily basis at a rate as determined by the
Manager.
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9.
|
The
Tenant shall indemnify the Landlord and/or the Manager against all claims
arising out of the actions of his appointed contractors and others
similarly employed in the said premises and other areas of the said
Building in connection with the carrying out of the
works.
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10.
|
Without
in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Tenant shall
not:-
|
(i)
|
submit
any plan to the Buildings Department or other competent authority for
approval without first obtaining the Manager’s written consent which the
Manager may in its unfettered discretion withhold if it considers that the
submission of such plan or the work proposed to be carried out could or
might interfere with work being carried out on any part of the said
Building;
|
(ii)
|
carry
out or attempt to carry out any work which requires the consent of the
Buildings Department or any other competent authority without previously
obtaining such consent;
|
(iii)
|
do
or permit any act or thing to be done which is likely to cause any fire
risk or other hazard in any part of the said
Building.
|
(iv)
|
carrying
out any alteration and/or removal of the fire services equipments as
provided therein including hose reels and sprinkler heads, except with the
written permission and approval of the Manager and all other competent
authorities (wherever necessary);
and
|
(v)
|
permit
or suffer to be erected, affixed, installed or attached in or on or at the
partition walls between the said premises and other parts of the said
Building any shelves, paintings and decorations except with the written
permission and approval of the Manager and all other competent authorities
(wherever necessary).
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THE FIFTH SCHEDULE ABOVE
REFERRED TO
The said
premises shall only be used or operated for the following purpose and for no
other purpose whatsoever:-
(a)
|
offices
ancillary and directly related to an industrial operation BUT ALWAYS
excluding any trade that is now or may hereafter be declared to be an
offensive trade under the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance,
or any enactment amending the same or substituted
therefore.
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AS
WITNESS the hands of the parties hereto the day and year first above
written.
SIGNED
by XXXXX
XXXX XXXXX
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)
|
XXXXXX, XXXXXX
& CO., LTD.
|
)
|
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
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for
and on behalf of the Landlord whose
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)
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For
and on behalf of
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)
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||
signature(s)
is/are verified by:
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)
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YAU
TO TUNG
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/s/ Yau
To Tung
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SIGNED
by XXXX XX XXXXX
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)
|
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)
|
For
and on behalf of
|
|
for
and on behalf of the Tenant in the
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)
|
SUN
LINE INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
|
/s/ Xxxx
Xx Xxxxx
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||
)
|
Authorized
Signature(s)
|
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presence
of: XXXXX XXXX XXX
XXXX
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)
|
RECEIVED
on or before the day and year first above written
|
)
|
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of
and from the Tenant the sum of HONG KONG DOLLARS
|
)
|
AITKEN,
VANSON & CO., LTD.
|
SIXTY
SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
|
) | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx |
FIVE
AND CENTS SIXTY (which has been paid by the Tenant
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)
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For
and on behalf of
|
to
the Landlord on signing the Tenancy Agreement dated
|
) | |
1st
March 2007) being the total deposit money above expressed
|
) | |
to
be paid by the Tenant to the Landlord.
|
)
HK$77,644.80
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WITNESS
as to signature only: -
/s/ Yau To
Tung
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RECEIVED
on or before the day and year first above written
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)
|
AITKEN,
VANSON & CO., LTD.
|
of
and from the Tenant the sum of HONG KONG DOLLARS
|
)
|
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
|
TWENTY
TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY
|
)
|
For
and on behalf of
|
FIVE
AND CENTS TWENTY being the rent and management
|
)
|
|
fee
and air-conditioning charges for the first month.
|
)
|
HK$25,881.60
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WITNESS
as to signature only: -
/s/ Yau To
Tung
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