Exhibit 10.1
THIS AGREEMENT
is made the 13
th day of May 2009
BETWEEN the parties more particularly described and set
out in the First Schedule hereto.
WHEREBY IT IS AGREED
as follows:-
1. The Landlord shall let and the
Tenant shall take ALL THOSE premises more particularly described in
the Second Schedule hereto (hereinafter called “the said
premises”) Together with the use in common with the Landlord
and all others having the like right of the entrances staircases
landings, passages and lavatories (if any) in the Building of which
the said premises form part which is more particularly described in
the Second Schedule hereto (hereinafter called “the
Building”) And together with the use in common as aforesaid
of the lift service in the Building (if any and whenever the same
shall be operated) for the term and at the rent more particularly
set out in the Third Schedule hereto.
2. The Tenant to the intent that the
obligations may continue throughout the term of tenancy hereby
agrees with the Landlord in the following manner, that is to
say:-
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(a)
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To pay the rent
at the date and in the manner aforesaid.
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(b)
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To pay and discharge all rates,
management fees and all other taxes, assessments, duties, charges,
impositions and all other outgoings of an annual or recurring
nature which now are or shall at any time hereafter during the term
hereof be assessed imposed or charged by The Government of Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region (the “Government of the
HKSAR”), the Management Committee of the Building or any
other lawful authorities upon the said premises or upon the owner
or occupier in respect thereof (inclusive of but not limited to
Government rent and rates) and to produce to the Landlord such
receipts or other evidence of any of the payments aforesaid as the
Landlord may from time to time
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reasonably require. If for any
reason whatsoever the rateable value of the said premises during
the term is increased to a figure in excess of the rateable value
as at the date of this Agreement or if the management fees payable
shall be increased then and in any such case the Tenant shall
during the continuance of the term bear such increase in management
fees and the amount of such increase or increases shall form part
of the rent and be recoverable accordingly.
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(c)
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To observe such
house rules as may from time to time be established by the
Management Committee of the Building for the purpose of the proper
management and control of the said premises and the
Building.
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(d)
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To obey and
comply with all the requirements of the Government or other lawful
authorities and with all laws ordinances rules and regulations with
respect to the use of said premises and to be answerable and
responsible for any failure on the part of its employees servants
workmen licensees or all other authorised persons to observe such
requirements laws ordinances rules and regulations.
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(e)
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To use the said
premises only for commercial purpose only.
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(f)
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Not to use the
said premises or any part thereof or permit them to be used for any
illegal or immoral purpose.
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(g)
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Not to do or
permit to be done in or upon the said premises or any part thereof
anything which may be or become a nuisance annoyance inconvenience
damage or disturbance to the Landlord or to any of the tenants or
occupiers of the Building and of the neighbouring or adjacent
premises or buildings.
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(h)
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At the Tenant’s own
expenses to keep all the interior of the said premises including
the flooring and interior plaster or other finishing materials or
rendering to walls, floor and ceilings and all sanitary water
apparatus and the Landlord’s
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fixtures therein including all
doors, windows, carpets, electrical installations and wirings and
the furniture more particularly described in the Fifth Schedule
hereto in proper repair and conditions and deliver up the same to
the Landlord at the expiration or sooner determination of the term
in proper repair and condition.
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(i)
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To take all
reasonable precautions to protect the interior of the said premises
against damage by storm, typhoon or the like threats.
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(j)
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Not to do or
permit to be done anything whereby the policy or policies of
insurance, if any, on the said premises or the contents thereof and
the Building itself may become void or voidable or whereby the rate
of premium thereon may be increased Provided That if as a result of
any such act, deed, matter or thing done permitted or suffered by
the Tenant, any such policy or policies of insurance shall become
void or voidable or the premium thereon shall be increased, the
Landlord shall be entitled to at his option either to terminate
this Agreement or to continue the same upon compensation by the
Tenant to the Landlord for all reasonable losses or damages the
Landlord may suffer in consequence of the breach of this term and
that the Tenant shall also repay to the Landlord all sums paid by
way of increased premium and all reasonable expenses incurred by
the Landlord in or about any renewal of such policy or policies
rendered necessary by a breach of this term and upon such other
terms and conditions as the Landlord may, at his discretion think
fit to impose.
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(k)
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To keep in good
clean tenantable condition all the drains and pipes in the said
premises and to pay to the Landlord on demand all reasonable costs
incurred by the Landlord in cleansing and clearing any of the
drains pipes sanitary or water apparatus choked or stopped up owing
to careless or negligent use thereof by the Tenant or his
employees, servants, workmen, licensees, customers or any persons
authorised by him.
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(l)
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To repair and
amend in a proper and workmanlike manner any defect within a
reasonable time, for which the Tenant is responsible hereunder
except a structural defect for which the Landlord is responsible,
in the interior of the said premises, if any, of which notice shall
have been given to the Tenant.
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(m)
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To replace all
broken or damaged windows, doors and fixtures of and in the said
premises whether the same be broken or damaged due to the
negligence or default of the Tenant or owing to circumstances
beyond the control of the Tenant.
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(n)
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To permit the
Landlord and his agents with or without workmen and others and with
or without tools and appliances at all reasonable times with prior
appointment being made to enter the said premises and any part
thereof to view the state of repair and condition thereof and to
take inventories of the fixtures fittings and equipment therein.
The Tenant shall upon receipt of any notice from the Landlord
specifying any defect or want of repair found in the said premises
repair and make good the same and if the Tenant shall fail to do so
within fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice as
aforesaid the Tenant shall permit the Landlord to enter upon the
said premises for the purpose of carrying out such repairs and the
Tenant shall pay the Landlord’s reasonable cost of carrying
out any such repairs or work and in connection with any such notice
as aforesaid.
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(o)
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Not to keep or
store or cause or permit or suffer to be kept or stored any arms
ammunition gun-powder salt-petre petrol kerosene or other explosive
or combustible substance or hazardous or unlawful goods in any part
of the said premises and not at any time during the term to allow
the said premises or any part thereof to be used in any way
entailing a fine forfeiture or penalty against the Landlord under
any law for the time being in force in Hong Kong.
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(p)
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Not to do or
suffer any act which shall amount to a breach or non-observance of
any of the terms conditions and covenants contained in the
Government Lease and/or Conditions or contained in the Deed of
Mutual Covenant and the Management Agreement (if any) in respect of
the Building.
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(q)
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Not without the
previous consent in writing of the Landlord which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld to make or permit any alterations in or
additions to the said premises or any part thereof or to any of the
fixtures nor pull down alter or remove any portions of the
partitions or fittings thereof nor make any alterations in the
architectural features or facings or to the electrical wiring
installations thereof.
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(r)
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Not to cut maim
or injure or cause suffer or permit to be cut maimed or injured any
doors windows walls joists cement concrete columns beams girders
floor slabs or any other part of the fabric of the said premises
without the prior consent of the Landlord which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld.
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(s)
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Not to encumber obstruct or
permit to be encumbered or obstructed with any boxes, packaging,
merchandise, rubbish or other articles or obstructions of any kind
or nature any of the entrances, exits, staircases, landings,
passages save in spaces designated for disposal of lifts, rubbish
lifts, lobbies or other parts of the Building not included in the
said premises. In addition to any other remedies which the Landlord
may have hereunder, the Landlord, his servants or agents may
without
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any prior notice to the Tenant
remove any such obstruction and dispose of the same as he may think
fit without incurring any liability therefor and the Tenant shall
on demand pay to the Landlord all costs and expenses incurred in
such removal.
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(t)
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Not to produce
or permit or suffer to be produced any loud music or excessive
noise (including sound produced by broadcasting or any apparatus or
equipment capable of producing, reproducing, receiving or recording
sound), so as to create a nuisance or annoyance to the occupants of
the building or neighbouring premises.
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(u)
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Not to assign,
underlet, licence, share the use of or otherwise part with the
possession of the said premises or any part thereof in any way
whether by way of sub-letting, lending, sharing or other means
whereby any person or persons not a party to this Agreement (save
and except Abacus Systems Company Limited (Company Number: 503607),
a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong) obtains the use
or possession of the said premises or any part thereof irrespective
of whether any rental or other consideration is given for such use
or possession. The Tenancy shall be personal to the Tenant named in
this Agreement (save and except that the Tenant may by prior
written notice in writing to the Landlord, change its Company Name
with its Company number unchanged). In the event of any such
transfer sub-letting sharing assignment or parting with the
possession of the said premises (whether for monetary consideration
or not) this Agreement shall absolutely determine and the Tenant
shall forthwith vacate the said premises upon receipt of notice to
that effect from the Landlord.
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(v)
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To permit the
Landlord during the three months immediately preceding the
determination of the tenancy hereby created to affix and retain
without interference upon any external part of the said premises a
notice for reletting or selling the same and the Tenant shall
permit persons with written authority from the Landlord or their
agents at all reasonable time of the day with prior appointment
being made to enter and view the said premises or any part
thereof.
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(w)
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To fully
indemnify the Landlord against all claims, demands, actions and
legal proceedings whatsoever made upon the Landlord in respect of
any damage loss or injury to any person or property whatsoever
caused by or through or in any way owing to activities in the said
premises or the defective or damaged conditions of the said
premises or any part thereof for the repair of which the Tenant is
responsible hereunder or caused by the negligence of the
Tenant.
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(x)
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At the
expiration or sooner determination of the term quietly to yield up
to the Landlord the said premises and all fixtures fittings
decorations fixed partitions improvements and additions thereto in
good tenantable and substantial repair and condition.
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(y)
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To take the
said premises on as “as is” basis and takes the said
premises as it stands.
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3. 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 and observing the
agreements stipulations and conditions hereinbefore contained shall
have quiet possession and enjoyment of the said premises during the
term without any interruption by the Landlord or any person
lawfully claiming through under or in trust for him.
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(b)
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To pay Property
Tax in respect of the said premises during the said
term.
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(c)
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At the expense
of the Landlord, to keep in good repair and condition of the main
structure main walls, services including water and gas pipes,
electricity supply cables and wires, air conditioning, lifts and
all common areas and facilities of the Building Provided that the
Landlord’s liability hereunder shall not be deemed to have
arisen unless and until notice in writing of any want of repair
shall have been previously given by the Management Committee or the
Tenant to the Landlord.
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4. PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT IT IS HEREBY
AGREED as follows:-
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(a)
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If the rent hereby reserved or
any part thereof shall be unpaid for fifteen (15) days after
the same shall have become payable (whether formally demanded or
not) or if the Tenant shall fail or neglect to perform or observe
any of agreements stipulations and conditions herein contained and
on his part to be performed or observed or if the Tenant shall
become bankrupt or being a corporation shall go in
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