Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Special vs general damages

Legal area

Court

4 Feb 2026

XU YING v. CHINA GAS HOLDINGS LTD

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 1436
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA606/2017

Expert evidence was permitted only to determine whether the holder could reasonably have sold the 100,000,000 shares as a single block on or about 1 March 2017 and, if not, the reasonable method and timeframe for disposal and the likely net proceeds in that manner and timeframe; valuation at later fixed dates of 18 or 24 months and expert calculation of dividends were excluded because those later dates constitute claims for special damages which were not pleaded and dividends are derivable arithmetically from public data.
21 Jul 1977

PANG YAU v. CHEUNG KWOK-HING AND ANOTHER

Citation

PANG YAU v. CHEUNG KWOK-HING AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2215/1976

Special damages for past losses were quantified and awarded as proved ($12,492) with interest at 4% per annum from date of accident; general damages for pain and suffering were assessed at trial level ($20,000) without separate interest, and future loss was calculated using a monthly earning base and an appropriate multiplier net of Workmen's Compensation payments; leave to amend the writ to quantify continuing special losses was granted and judgment was made conditional on that amendment.