26 Jul 2023
LEUNG SHUK LING AND OTHERS v. CORONER
- Citation
- [2023] HKCA 904
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV485/2022
The Court held that the public interest required a public inquest because fresh materials and unresolved systemic issues (bulkhead design/approval discrepancies, coaming non‑compliance, credible evidence of additional bow plating, inconsistent MD survey practice and unresolved concerns over seafarer working hours and MD conduct) raised matters that were within the broad circumstances of how the deceased died, that the COI and criminal proceedings did not obviate the need for a public, coercive fact‑finding process capable of examining responsible MD officers and producing recommendations, and…