23 Nov 2000
WONG WAI MING v. HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
- Citation
- WONG WAI MING v. HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI1136/1999
The defendant was negligent because it knew or ought to have known of a real risk of violent assault by visitors at the psychiatric centre and failed to take reasonable practicable precautions (such as a partition/enclosed reception counter and emergency buttons) to protect staff; therefore the defendant breached its duty and is liable for the plaintiff's injuries.