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Hong Kong Case Law

Concurrent contracts
  • 11 Oct 1990

    CHAN KWOK KIN v. MOK KWAN HING AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    CHAN KWOK KIN v. MOK KWAN HING AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV78/1990

    On a proper evaluation of the factual indicia (payment method, lack of pricing of jobs, nature of tools and materials, hiring of assistants by employer, absence of financial risk, opportunity for profit from management) and in light of the Market Investigations test and the Employees Compensation Ordinance provisions protecting casual and concurrent employees, the only reasonable conclusion is that the applicant was employed under a contract of service by the first respondent. The judge below reached a view that could not reasonably be entertained and the appeal is allowed; matter remitted fo…