4 Sept 2015
MAK CHAN HING v. WONG KWOK WAH t/a PENG CHING CO AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- MAK CHAN HING v. WONG KWOK WAH t/a PENG CHING CO AND ANOTHER
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCEC840/2014
The court accepted the deceased's daily wage at HK$650 and awarded statutory death compensation of HK$1,419,600 (84 months at 26 days/month); mourners' meals are not recoverable as part of 'reasonable funeral expenses' under s6(5); charitable donations received by the family are not to be deducted from recoverable funeral expenses; funeral expenses of HK$37,381 were awarded; total judgment HK$1,456,981 with interest (half judgment rate to judgment, then judgment rate) and costs to the applicant.