16 Mar 2026
CHIN MAN WO v. CHO CHUN KIT trading as YAN KIT INTERIOR DESIGN AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2026] HKDC 399
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCPI1168/2022
On the balance of probabilities the court found the plaintiff's pre-accident daily wage was HK$500 and he worked 22 days per month (giving HK$11,000/month); appropriate sick leave is nine months after last physiotherapy (to end February 2021, ~17.5 months post-accident); custodial time to be deducted totals 7.5 months; pre-trial loss of earnings (including MPF) assessed at HK$115,500; loss of earning capacity awarded as two months of current income (2 x HK$14,000 = HK$28,000); PSLA HK$275,000 and special damages HK$10,000; plaintiff entitled to credit for HK$310,000 advance payments; total as…