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Hong Kong Case Law

Remittances

  • 20 Mar 1985

    CHAU KAU AND ANOTHER v. SANFIELD BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED

    Citation
    CHAU KAU AND ANOTHER v. SANFIELD BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA8190/1983

    Liability was admitted. There was insufficient evidence to establish that the deceased contributed financially to relatives in China; therefore no FAO award was made. For LARCO damages the court applied the Yeung Wing methodology: adopted 26 working days/month, multiplier 15, pre-trial rate HK$150/day (49 months) and post-trial rate HK$170/day (131 months), assumed 10% savings (free balance) given historical savings, awarded HK$20,000 for loss of expectation of life and total LARCO damages of HK$97,012, deducted HK$30,000 previously paid under Employees' Compensation Ordinance, leaving a net…

  • 13 Jan 1981

    MAK PONG-CHI v. TIN SING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CO

    Citation
    MAK PONG-CHI v. TIN SING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CO
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCEC104/1980

    On the balance of probabilities the court found the deceased sent about HK$300 per month to his parents, that the parents were partially dependent, and awarded HK$43,200 payable into court within 14 days with interest at 12% from the date of the accident to the date of the order.

  • 12 Jul 1976

    LEE YING KIN v. HO PUI HUNG AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    LEE YING KIN v. HO PUI HUNG AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI839/1974

    Court assessed monthly dependencies for each beneficiary based on deceased's demonstrated expenditure, selected appropriate multipliers (12 for the mentally retarded son; 8 for other long‑term dependants), awarded proved funeral expenses, imposed interest at 4% from service of the writ, ordered payment to the Director of Legal Aid within 14 days and directed the institutional investment of the award for the dependent son.

  • 12 Jul 1976

    LEE YING KIN v. HO PUI HUNG AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    LEE YING KIN v. HO PUI HUNG AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA839/1974

    The court assessed dependency by reference to actual expenditures and remittances, accepted monthly dependency figures supported by evidence, applied a multiplier of 12 for the principal dependent (Ying-fai) and multipliers of 8 for other dependents (widow and younger son) given age and health considerations, awarded the resulting lump sums plus funeral expenses, allowed interest at 4% from service, and ordered payment to the Director of Legal Aid with specified protection for the mentally retarded beneficiary's award.