28 Jun 2024
DENG XIUMING (邓秀明) for herself and on behalf of the members of the family of WONG CHEUK KEUNG (黃灼强), deceased v. SO TSZ KIN t/a 溢星棚業 (蘇子健經營溢星棚業) AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2024] HKDC 975
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCEC1142/2022
The court found on the totality of evidence that the deceased was a casual employee of R1 and the fatal accident arose out of and in the course of that employment; section 11(1) was inapplicable because the deceased had not been employed by R1 for a month, and section 11(2) second limb applied such that pre-accident earnings were calculated from March and April 2021 wages together with Census & Statistics Department daily wage figures for other months to yield average monthly earnings of HK$16,644.22, giving s6(1)(a) compensation HK$1,398,114.40; reasonable funeral expenses HK$68,858 were all…