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Hong Kong Case Law

Infant funds
  • 14 Dec 1999

    LIU KANG FUN AND ANOTHER v. TSUI WAI PING

    Citation
    LIU KANG FUN AND ANOTHER v. TSUI WAI PING
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI666/1995

    Assessment accepted plaintiffs' factual evidence and calculations with judicial adjustments: daily wage adopted at HK$1,200 and 24 working days; monthly contribution apportioned as half wages and family apportionment one quarter; multipliers adopted as 13 for widow and two young children, 8 for deceased's mother and father-in-law (mother-in-law 10); accumulation of wealth accepted at 20% of lifetime earnings; bereavement fixed at HK$70,000; funeral HK$13,000; interest applied as stated; infants' shares to be paid into court and invested.