24 Feb 1987
YUEN TAT CHEONG AND ANOTHER v. URBAN COUNCIL
- Citation
- YUEN TAT CHEONG AND ANOTHER v. URBAN COUNCIL
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA7774/1984
The Urban Council was not liable for injuries caused by the independent criminal act of a fleeing hawker; the council's duty does not extend to preventing such third‑party criminal acts in the absence of control or a special relationship, and no breach by the General Duties Team was established.