YU SING YUK v. HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHOLESALE SALT CO LTD
- Citation
- YU SING YUK v. HONG KONG & KOWLOON WHOLESALE SALT CO LTD
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCEC148/1983
The applicant, though engaged as a casual coolie through a head coolie, was working for the Respondent for the purposes of the Respondent's business, the head coolie acted as agent for the gang, residual control existed through the Respondent's employee Siu, and the accident arose out of and in the course of that employment; accordingly the applicant was an employee under the Ordinance and the Respondent was liable to pay compensation of $6,048 under s.9 and $11,808 under s.10 (total $17,856).