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the deposit for payment of the Purchase Price of the Auction Property.

Article 13 Discretion of the Company

The Company has the right, at its discretion, to refuse anyone from participating

in the auction held by the Company, entering the auction venue, or taking photos,

audio recordings or video recordings, etc. in the auction venue.

Article 14 Bidding as Principal

Unless a particular Bidder has presented written proof to the Company indicating

that he or she is the agent of a particular Bidder and the same has been approved

in writing by the Company, each Bidder shall be deemed to be the Bidder himself or

herself.

Article 15 Telephone Bids

The Bidder shall attend the auction in person. If he or she cannot attend in person

or by way of an agent, he or she may appoint the Company in writing using the

Telephone Bidding Form to bid on his or her behalf. The Company shall have the

discretion to decide whether or not to accept such an appointment.

If the Bidder wishes to appoint the Company to bid on his or her behalf, he or she

should have completed the appointment procedures of the bids by the prescribed

deadline (no later than 24 hours before the Auction Date), present a duly completed

and signed Telephone Bidding Form to the Company, and paid the bid deposit

pursuant to these Conditions.

If, having appointed the Company to bid on his or her behalf, the Bidder wishes to

cancel the appointment, he or she shall notify the Company in writing no later than

24 hours before the Auction Date.

Article 16 Outcome of Telephone Bid

If the Bidder has appointed the Company to bid on his or her behalf, the bid

outcome and relevant legal liabilities shall be borne by him or her.

The Bidder shall accurately provide the instant communication method (such as

mobile phone number) and keep such instant communication instrument in safe

custody. While the Company is appointed to bid on the behalf of the Bidder, the

Bidder shall personally use the instant communication instrument. In event of loss

of, or loss of the control of, the instant communication instrument in question, the

Bidder shall promptly revise by way of a written method approved by the Company

the instant communication method provided on the Telephone Bidding Form.

While the Company is appointed to bid on the Bidder’s behalf, it will (use timely

and appropriate effort) to contact the Bidder, and all of the bidding information

transmitted by the instant communication instrument (regardless of whether it

is transmitted by the Bidder himself or herself or the Bidder’s Agent) shall be

deemed as having been transmitted by the Bidder himself or herself, and the

Bidder shall be legally liable for the actions thereof, unless the Buyer has himself or

herself altered by way of a written method approved by the Company the instant

communication method provided on the Telephone Bidding Form. Nevertheless,

under no circumstance shall the Company be liable for any unsuccessful attempt

to make contact or for any errors or omissions in the bids made using the instant

communication instrument in question.

Article 17 Disclaimer of Liability for Telephone Bid

Given that telephone bidding is a free service provided by the Company to the

Bidder for the purpose of transmitting bidding information, neither the Company

nor its employees shall be liable for unsuccessful bids or any errors, omissions,

negligence, fault or inability to bid on the Bidder’s behalf arising in the course of the

bidding on the Bidder’s behalf.

Article 18 Discretion of the Auctioneer

The Auctioneer shall have the absolute right of discretion in respect of the following

matters:

1. to refuse or accept any bid;

2. to conduct the auction in the manner he or she decides;

3. to withdraw any Auction Property, divide it into separate lots for auction or

combine any two or more Auction Properties and auction them together;

4. where an error or dispute occurs, whether during or after the auction, to decide

the successful Bidder, whether or not to continue the auction, to cancel the

auction or to auction the disputed Auction Property anew;

5. to open and conduct the bidding at the level and at bid increments that he or

she deems appropriate, and to bid on behalf of the Seller up to the amount of

the Reserve, by making a bid, by making consecutive bids or by making bids in

response to the bids of other Bidders;

6. to take other actions that he or she reasonably deems appropriate.

Article 19 No Reserve

For those Auction Properties without a Reserve, unless there are bids, the

Auctioneer shall have the right, at his or her own discretion, to decide the starting

price. If there are no bids at such price, the Auctioneer will, at his or her own

discretion, lower the price and continue the auction until a Bidder starts to bid,

whereupon he will increase the price from there and continue the auction.

Article 20 Image Display Panel and Currency Conversion Display Panel

For the convenience of Bidders, the Company may use image projection or other

manner of display panel during the auction. The information shown thereon shall

be provided for reference only. Regardless of whether there may be errors in the

information, such as the amount, reference number of an Auction Property, the

picture of an Auction Property or reference foreign exchange amount, etc., shown

on the image projection or other manner of display panel, the Company shall not be

liable for any losses arising as a result thereof.

Article 21 Successful Sale

Upon the confi rmation of the highest bid by the striking of the hammer or otherwise

by the Auctioneer, such Bidder’s bid shall be the successful bid, indicating that he or

she has become the Buyer of the Auction Property, and that a binding sales contract

has been concluded between the Seller and the Buyer.

Article 22 Commission and Charges

Once the Bidder has made a successful bid, he or she becomes the Buyer of

the Auction Property. The Buyer shall pay to the Company a commission to be

calculated as follows: For each Auction Property, those part of Hammer Price which

is HKD5 million or below, the commission shall be equivalent to 20% of the Hammer

Price; for each Auction Property whose Hammer Price exceeds HKD5 million, the

commission applicable to those part of the Hammer Price between HKD5 million

to HKD20 million shall be equivalent to 17% thereof and the commission applicable

to those part of the Hammer Price above HKD20 million shall be equivalent to 14 %

thereof. The Buyer shall also pay to the Company other Buyer Charges, and accepts

that the Company may charge the Seller a commission and other Seller charges in

accordance with the Conditions of Business for Sellers.

Article 23 Taxes

All the monies paid to the Company by the Buyer shall be the net amount, exclusive

of any tax on goods, tax on services or other value added tax (whether levied by

Hong Kong or another region). If any taxes or levies are applicable to the Buyer, he

or she shall solely bear the same in accordance with the relevant laws currently in

force.

Article 24 Payment Deadline

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, after a sale, the Buyer shall pay the Purchase

Price in full to the Company and collect the Auction Property within seven days from

the Sale Date, regardless of any export, import or other permit regulations for the

Auction Property. All packing and handling charges, freight and insurance charges,

export related charges, etc. involved, if any, shall be paid by the Buyer together with

the foregoing.

Article 25 Payment Currency

All monies shall be paid in Hong Kong dollars. If the Buyer pays in a currency other

than the Hong Kong dollar, the same shall be converted at the exchange rate agreed

between the Buyer and the Company or at the exchange rate for the Hong Kong

dollar and the currency in question posted by The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking

Corporation Ltd. one working day prior to the date of payment by the Buyer. All

bank service charges, commissions and other charges incurred by the Company in

converting the foreign currency paid by the Buyer into Hong Kong dollars shall be

borne by the Buyer.

Article 26 Transfer of Ownership

Even if the Auction Property has not been delivered to the Buyer by the Company,

the Buyer shall have secured ownership of the Auction Property but before he or

she has paid in full the Purchase Price and all amounts that he or she may owe the

circumstances, the catalogue descriptions and condition reports may serve

as reference about certain defects in the Auction Properties. Nevertheless,

the Bidder should note that the Auction Properties may have other defects not

expressly stated in the catalogue or condition reports.

4. The information concerning any Auction Property provided to the Bidder,

including any forecast information (written or verbal), and any information,

rules or other reports, commentaries or estimated values contained in the

catalogues, are not statements of fact, but rather statements of the opinions

held by the Company. Such information may be revised at the sole discretion of

the Company from time to time.

5. Neither the Company nor the Seller gives any representations or warranties

as to whether any Auction Property is subject to any copyright or whether the

Buyer has bought the copyright in any Auction Property.

6. Subject to Articles 5(1) to 5(5) and the specifi c exemptions contained in Article

6 hereof, the catalogue descriptions and condition reports are made by the

Company in a reasonable and prudent manner (consistent with the provisions

relating to the Company as the Auction Agent) based on (1) the information

provided by the Seller to the Company; (2) academic and technical knowledge (if

any); and (3) generally accepted opinions of relevant experts.

Article 6 Exemption of Liability Toward the Buyer and Limitations

1. Subject to Article 5 and Articles 6(1) and 6(4) hereof, the Company or the Seller

shall not:

(1) be liable for any errors or omissions in the information provided by the

Company to the Bidder, whether verbally or in writing, regardless of whether

due to negligence or otherwise;

(2) give any guarantee or warranty to the Bidder, and any implied warranties or

conditions other than the express warranties given by the Seller to the Buyer

through the Company are excluded (except where it is provided in law that such

liabilities may not be exempted);

(3) be liable to any Bidder for any actions or omissions in respect of any matter

relating to the auction or sale of any Auction Property by the Company (regardless

of whether due to negligence or otherwise).

2. Unless the Company owns the Auction Property to be sold, it shall not be liable

for any breach of these Conditions by the Seller.

3. Without prejudice to Article 6(1) hereof, the amount of any claim that a Bidder

may lodge against the Company or the Seller shall be limited to the Hammer

Price of the Auction Property and the Buyer’s Commission. Under no

circumstance shall the Company or the Seller bear any consequential losses

incurred by the Buyer.

4. Article 6 hereof does not exempt or restrict the liability of the Company for any

fraudulent misrepresentation made by the Company or the Seller, nor for any

personal injury or death arising due to the negligence of or an omission by the

Company or the Seller.

Article 7 Catalogue and Other Descriptions of the Auction Property

All statements made by the Company about an Auction Property in the catalogue or

in the condition reports, or separately made verbally or in writing, are statements of

opinion only, and shall not be relied upon as statements of fact. Such statements do

not constitute any representation, warranty or assumption of liability by the Company

in any form. The relevant defects and restorations mentioned in the catalogue

or the condition report for an Auction Property are for guidance only and shall be

reviewed in person by the Bidder or a representative with the relevant knowledge.

The absence of a reference to the above-mentioned information does not mean that

the Auction Property is completely free from defects or has never been restored.

Furthermore, even if reference is made to a specifi c defect, this does not mean there

are no other defects.

Where there is a discrepancy between the tone, colour, texture or shape of an

Auction Property in the catalogue and/or in any other manner of illustration, video

recording or publicity materials and that of the original, due to printing, photographic

or other such technical reason, the actual Auction Property shall prevail.

Bibliographies cited in any description of an Auction Property by the Company, its

employees or its agents are for the Bidder’s reference only. The Company will not

provide the originals or photocopies of the bibliographic publications or other such

materials, and reserves the right to revise the cited descriptions.

Article 8 Reserve and Estimated Price

A Reserve is set for all of the Company’s Auction Properties, unless it is indicated

or stated that an Auction Property is not subject to such a Reserve. In general, the

Reserve is not higher than the low Estimated Price announced or published before

the auction by the Company. If a Reserve has not been set for an Auction Property,

unless there already have been bids, the Auctioneer shall have the right, at his or her

discretion, to decide the starting price, which, however, may not be higher than the

low Estimated Price of the Auction Property before the auction.

Under no circumstance shall the Company bear any liability in the event that the

bids for an Auction Property fail to reach the Reserve at the auction held by the

Company. If the bids for an Auction Property are lower than the Reserve, the

Auctioneer shall have the right, at his or her discretion, to sell the Auction Property

at a price lower than the Reserve. However, under such a circumstance, the amount

that the Company shall pay the Seller shall be the amount that the Seller would have

received had the Auction Property been sold at the Reserve.

An Estimated Price is estimated some time before the Auction Date, is not a

defi nitive selling price, and is not legally binding. No Estimated Price may serve as

a forecast of the Hammer Price for an Auction Property, and the Company has the

right to revise from time to time Estimated Price(s) that have already been made.

Article 9 Bidding at Auction

Bidders shall bid through the following methods:

1. The Bidder shall attend the auction in person, and complete the registration and

pay a bid deposit before obtaining a paddle as required, subject to Article 10 to

Article 12 hereof; or

2. Subject to Article 15 hereof, the Bidder may appoint the Company in writing

to bid on his or her behalf by a duly completed and signed Telephone Bidding

Form of the Company (“Telephone Bidding Form”); or

3. The Bidder shall adopt the Live Auction Platform which authorized by the

Company.

Article 10 Bidder Registration

Where the Bidder is an individual, he or she shall fi ll in and sign before the Auction

Date the registration documents on the strength of an identity document with

photo issued by the government (such as a resident identity card or passport),

and provide proof of his or her current address (e.g. a utility bill or bank statement);

where the Bidder is a company or other organization, it shall fill in and sign the

registration documents on the strength of its valid incorporation document, proof

of shareholding and lawful authorization document, and collect a paddle before the

Auction Date. The Company may request the Bidder to present banking information

for making payment or other proof of fi nancial standing.

Article 11 Paddle

The Company may, depending on the auction conditions and auction method,

announce before the Auction Date the conditions and procedures for obtaining a

paddle, including but not limited to formulating the qualifi cation conditions necessary

for Bidders to carry out the procedures for obtaining a paddle.

The Company solemnly reminds the Bidder that a paddle is the sole proof for the

Bidder to participate in the bidding in person. The Bidder shall keep the same in

safe custody and may not lend the same to other persons. In the event it is lost,

the Bidder shall promptly carry out the loss report procedures by way of a written

method approved by the Company.

All of the bidding acts carried out during the auction by a paddle holder, regardless

of whether he or she has been appointed by the Bidder, shall be deemed as having

been done by the paddle registrant himself or herself, and the Bidder shall bear the

legal liability for the acts of such person, unless the paddle registrant has himself

or herself carried out with the Company the procedures for reporting the loss of a

paddle by way of a written method approved by the Company, and the paddle in

question is declared void by the Auctioneer on the spot.

Article 12 Bid Deposit

When the Bidder participates in the Company’s auction, he or she shall pay a

bid deposit before collecting the paddle. The amount of the bid deposit shall be

announced by the Company before the Auction Date, and the Company has

the right to reduce or waive the bid deposit. If the Bidder fails to buy an Auction

Property and does not have any amounts owing to the Company, its divisions,

affiliates, subsidiaries or parent, or China Guardian, its divisions, affiliates,

subsidiaries or parent, the entire amount of the bid deposit shall be refunded to the

Bidder without interest within 14 working days after conclusion of the auction. If the

Bidder becomes the Buyer, the bid deposit shall automatically be transformed into