5 Mar 1997
LAI CHI PON v. TOTO STEEL & IRON WORKS LTD. and Others
- Citation
- LAI CHI PON v. TOTO STEEL & IRON WORKS LTD. and Others
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI1149/1995
On the uncontested evidence of the Plaintiff, corroborated by the factory inspector and contradicted documentary statements likely made to procure insurance cover, the true employer was the 3rd Defendant (Mr Yeung); therefore legal characterisation of employment follows the factual reality of payment, recruitment and control, not the formal statements by the 1st Defendant.