Raja Azlan Shah CJ (Malaya)

(delivering the judgment of the Court): On September 6, 1980 the respondent company ("the company"), the registered proprietor of a nine-storey building in Jalan Syed Putra, Kuala Lumpur, let to the appellant the third floor for purposes of running a recreation centre for a term of three years commencing November 1, 1980 at a monthly rental of $12,000 payable in advance together with a further charge of $2,000 per month for electricity and water rates. There is a provision for renewal at the end of the term. The demised premises forms part of the said building where the company is operating a hotel business under the name of Abad Century Hotel. The recreation centre is one of the amenities provided in the hotel. The appellant commenced business on November 1, 1980. Because the hotel business was running at a loss the company decided to close the hotel business. That decision was widely reported in the national newspapers. On August 10, 1981 it sent a letter to the appellant informing him of the formal closure of the hotel with effect from August 30, 1981 and of the fact that there would no longer be any guests of the hotel requiring the services provided