CHEUNG NGAR MAN 對 KUNG PING SHUN trading as 信記清拆建材工程及另二人

CHEUNG NGAR MAN 對 KUNG PING SHUN trading as 信記清拆建材工程及另二人

The court accepted the applicant's evidence as the most probable account, found first respondent was the employer and fourth respondent the principal contractor, accepted the assessed average monthly wage of HKD10,000 and the unchallenged s.9, s.10 and s.10A calculations (including deduction of prior payments), and...

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Citation
[2026] HKDC 821
Parties
Applicant: CHEUNG NGAR MAN; First Respondent: KUNG PING SHUN trading as 信記清拆建材工程; Second Respondent (stayed): AU MAN YUNG; Third Respondent (stayed): 歐世明 trading as 皇庭傢俬公司; Fourth Respondent: NOBLE HOUSE INTERIOR AND FURNITURE DESIGN CO., LIMITED; Fifth Respondent: EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE FUND BOARD (顧員補償援助基金管理局)
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
13 May 2026
Case Number
DCEC1972/2021
Procedural Posture
Employees' Compensation Claim / Judgment
Outcome
Applicant awarded compensation; first and fourth respondents ordered to pay net sum of HKD115,522 plus interest and costs
Legal Topics
Assessment of Statutory Compensation Under S.9, S.10 and S.10 a, Liability of Employer and Principal Contractor, Interest on Awards, Costs and Costs Assessment
Source Language
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Employees' Compensation Employment Law Personal Injury Civil Procedure Assessment of Statutory Compensation Under S.9, S.10 and S.10 a Liability of Employer and Principal Contractor Interest on Awards Costs and Costs Assessment

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Parties

CHEUNG NGAR MAN

Applicant

KUNG PING SHUN trading as 信記清拆建材工程

First Respondent

AU MAN YUNG

Second Respondent (stayed)

歐世明 trading as 皇庭傢俬公司

Third Respondent (stayed)

NOBLE HOUSE INTERIOR AND FURNITURE DESIGN CO., LIMITED

Fourth Respondent

EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE FUND BOARD (顧員補償援助基金管理局)

Fifth Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employees' Compensation Claim / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether first respondent was the applicant's employer and liable for compensation
  2. 2 Whether fourth respondent as principal contractor is jointly liable
  3. 3 Appropriate assessment of compensation under s.9, s.10 and s.10A

Ratio Decidendi

The court accepted the applicant's evidence as the most probable account, found first respondent was the employer and fourth respondent the principal contractor, accepted the assessed average monthly wage of HKD10,000 and the unchallenged s.9, s.10 and s.10A calculations (including deduction of prior payments), and therefore ordered the specified statutory awards, interest and costs against first and fourth respondents.

Court Disposition

Applicant awarded compensation; first and fourth respondents ordered to pay net sum of HKD115,522 plus interest and costs

Orders

  • First and fourth respondents to pay applicant HKD115,522 as net compensation
  • Interest to be paid: at half the judgment rate from 18 August 2020 until date of this judgment, thereafter at the judgment rate until payment