17 May 1989
YIP FONG MING v. JOINT-EFFORT ENGINEERING CO. AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- YIP FONG MING v. JOINT-EFFORT ENGINEERING CO. AND ANOTHER
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCEC128/1988
The Court must reassess loss of earning capacity afresh on appeal under s.18, giving evidential weight to medical reports and Assessment Board certificates but not treating them as conclusive; it must compare bodily impairment with Schedule injuries per s.9(1)(b), consider realistic alternative employment and future earnings (post-accident earnings relevant but not decisive), and apply these principles to fix the claimant's loss of earning capacity at 22%.