YOU would think a hard-up Christian radio station which rents studios from the Anglican Bishop of Hongkong and Macau would be granted a few weeks' grace when it came to paying the rent.
Well, think again. For in an unholy row, Trans-World Radio Station (Far East) is being sued by the bishop, Reverend Peter Kwong Kong-Kit, for owed rent and rates.
And if payment is not made by Friday week, the Christians, who spread the word of God over the airwaves to China, fear they will have to leave their home.
In a Supreme Court writ issued under the name of the Bishop of Victoria, Mr Kwong's previous title, the station is being sued for $127,900 plus costs for breach of a tenancy agreement.
It is alleged the company owes two months' rent and three months' rates for the offices it rents in On Lee Building, Nathan Road.
Mr Kwong could not be contacted last night for comment.
A spokesperson for the Anglican Diocese of Hongkong, Reverend Ian Lam, said he had not heard about the legal action until the writ had gone to the Supreme Court. He said the On Lee Building was held by the bishop as a trustee, but he did not know the financial details.
