Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Funeral and medical expenses

Legal area

Court

10 Nov 2025

TANG SIU PING, the administratrix of the estate of KO CHI TONG, deceased 對 HANKANG RECYCLING LTD

Citation

[2025] HKDC 1854
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC657/2024

Because the compensation assessment certificate and the funeral expense certificate had not been cancelled or overturned and the respondent lodged no opposition, the court converted both Department of Labour certificates into court orders under s6D(9) and s6E(15). The court accepted the applicant's uncontested testimony that the HK$100,001 payment was a gratuitous emergency gift and therefore not deductible from the statutory compensation awards.
19 Aug 2014

TSANG SUNG LUI AS DEPENDANT FOR HERSELF AND ON BEHALF OF OTHER DEPENDANTS OF RUAN WEN FANG DECEASED v. KONG KIN CHUNG

Citation

TSANG SUNG LUI AS DEPENDANT FOR HERSELF AND ON BEHALF OF OTHER DEPENDANTS OF RUAN WEN FANG DECEASED v. KONG KIN CHUNG
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI636/2010

Master Leong found on the evidence that the deceased relied on the defendant's treatment advice and died as a result; adopted the plaintiff's facts on household expenses and contribution percentages, adjusted proposed multipliers to 13.51 for child dependency (overall), 12.70 for the plaintiff's dependency period, and 19.80 for the husband where appropriate, and awarded specified AUD and HKD sums for pre‑trial and post‑trial dependency, statutory bereavement, funeral and other expenses, interest and an order nisi for costs to be taxed if not agreed.

Hong Kong Case Law

TANG SIU PING, the administratrix of the estate of KO CHI TONG, deceased 對 HANKANG RECYCLING LTD

TSANG SUNG LUI AS DEPENDANT FOR HERSELF AND ON BEHALF OF OTHER DEPENDANTS OF RUAN WEN FANG DECEASED v. KONG KIN CHUNG