Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Road traffic accidents

Legal area

Court

19 Jul 2000

TONG HO WING v. WONG FUK AND ANOTHER

Citation

TONG HO WING v. WONG FUK AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI1369/1999

The appeal is dismissed because the expert report was irrelevant to liability: the case is a straightforward running down incident with eyewitnesses, the report relied on post-event observations and calculations that do not determine immediate pre-impact facts, and many conclusions drawn by the expert improperly invade the judge's fact-finding role; therefore the Acting Registrar's order excluding expert liability evidence is upheld.
11 Apr 1980

YICK BING v. SZE KWONG FAI

Citation

YICK BING v. SZE KWONG FAI
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA132/1979

Both parties failed to keep proper lookouts; plaintiff failed to look immediately before stepping into the road and was negligent, but defendant's defective lookout and limited experience made him primarily to blame. Liability apportioned 70% to defendant and 30% to plaintiff; damages assessed and reduced accordingly with specified interest and costs directions.
11 Jul 1975

WONG HON YIU v. NG TAT MING AND OTHERS

Citation

WONG HON YIU v. NG TAT MING AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA985/1974

The court accepted the eyewitness and sketch plan evidence: the 1st defendant was driving too fast and failed to keep proper lookout and thus was negligent and caused the plaintiff's injuries; the 3rd defendant's collision with the 1st defendant did not cause injury to the plaintiff and therefore did not give rise to liability; the plaintiff was contributorily negligent to the extent of 25%, and damages were assessed and reduced accordingly resulting in judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $180,375.
7 Oct 1971

LAU MUI v. KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO (1933) LTD

Citation

LAU MUI v. KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO (1933) LTD
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA455/1970

The judge accepted the bus driver's account that the plaintiff swerved into the bus's path, found the plaintiff negligent and the driver not negligent, and therefore entered judgment for the defendant; the bus speed was not excessive in the circumstances.

Hong Kong Case Law

TONG HO WING v. WONG FUK AND ANOTHER

YICK BING v. SZE KWONG FAI

WONG HON YIU v. NG TAT MING AND OTHERS

LAU MUI v. KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO (1933) LTD