19 Aug 2011
HKSAR v. WOO HING HOLDING LTD t/a WOO HING CO
- Citation
- HKSAR v. WOO HING HOLDING LTD t/a WOO HING CO
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA590/2009
Section 13(1) FIUO, read purposively with s.6A, can impose liability on proprietors (including principal contractors) for like offences committed in the industrial undertaking even as regards persons not directly employed by them; the displacement of mens rea in that context is justified as a proportionate and rational means to further the legitimate aim of workplace safety; amendments under s.27 were properly exercised and the trial convictions were supported by the evidence, so all three appeals fail.