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Hong Kong Case Law

Illegality of business activity
  • 22 Jul 1987

    HO WING CHU v. CHAN KWOK KEUNG AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    HO WING CHU v. CHAN KWOK KEUNG AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1267/1987

    The court found the second defendant wholly at fault for negligent reversing without warning or adequate lookout and rejected the plea of contributory negligence. The court also rejected the defendants illegality defence in respect of loss of earnings because of the special circumstances of the Kowloon Walled City and the Governments non-enforcement policy; accordingly the plaintiff was awarded specified general and special damages, interest and costs as detailed in the judgment.