14 Apr 2023
CHEN ZIQIANG v. NEW HOME DESIGN LTD AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2023] HKDC 495
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCEC1018/2021
Court held that 'month' under s11(1)(a) is the calendar month immediately preceding the accident (August 2019), accepted applicant's credible oral evidence that he earned $1,600/day for 25 days and received $40,000 as wages, adopted the calculation under s11(1)(a) giving monthly earnings of $47,100, and awarded statutory compensation accordingly (s9 $1,296,914.40; s10 $653,120; s10A $9,683) less prior payment of $3,000, with interest and costs orders as stated.