1 Sept 1982
LEE YU CHEUNG v. ACCELSPEED CO LTD
- Citation
- LEE YU CHEUNG v. ACCELSPEED CO LTD
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ827/1982
The court found that a travel agent arranging tours owes a duty to advise clients on necessary entry and return documentation; on the facts the defendant negligently failed to advise the plaintiff to carry his Hong Kong Identity Card and made a misrepresentation about the return train, the contractual exemption wording was not sufficiently clear to exclude liability, and the plaintiff was entitled to damages for economic loss and loss of enjoyment, including for his travelling companion; damages were quantified at HKD 923.