Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Principal contractor liability under statute

Legal area

Court

8 Jan 2026

TAN DAOXIU 對鍾勝華及另一人

Citation

[2026] HKDC 15
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC1626/2023

Court found on the balance of probabilities that on 21 September 2021 the applicant was a daily-paid employee of the first respondent engaged in welding work and that the second respondent was the principal contractor for the project and therefore liable under s24 of the Employees' Compensation Ordinance. The Form 7 assessment was accepted absent contrary proof. Because the applicant's employment with the first respondent was short, s11(2) applied and the court used the applicant's 2020/2021 tax year average monthly income of HK$15,910.42 as the basis for calculating compensation, resulting i…
4 Dec 2025

CHOW PAK SHING SPINZA v. TAM YUEN MAN, executrix of the estate of TAM SIU KEUNG, deceased formerly trading as SIU ON SCAFFOLDING COMPANY AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2025] HKDC 1952
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC1413/2023

The court found on the whole of the evidence that the applicant was an employee of the 1st respondent (Siu On Scaffolding Company) based on the purchase order directed to Siu On, invoice in SOS Co's name, payment instructions and established practice with the 2nd respondent; it rejected competing accounts that work was by SOE Ltd or that the applicant was employed by Ho. Due to lack of credible corroborating evidence for the applicant's claimed earnings and inconsistent prior declarations, the court fixed monthly earnings at HK$10,000. Applying the statutory formulas and assessments (multipli…

Hong Kong Case Law

TAN DAOXIU 對 鍾勝華及另一人

CHOW PAK SHING SPINZA v. TAM YUEN MAN, executrix of the estate of TAM SIU KEUNG, deceased formerly trading as SIU ON SCAFFOLDING COMPANY AND ANOTHER

TAN DAOXIU 對鍾勝華及另一人