21 Sept 1989
LAI HING TONG v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Citation
- LAI HING TONG v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA7145/1988
Negligence by the Police caused an erroneous conviction record; reliable evidence established loss of one job (Guardforce) and injury to feelings; plaintiff awarded HKD 5,000 for the lost Guardforce job (reduced for hazard of concurrent employment) and HKD 25,000 for injured feelings; claims for two other alleged job losses were dismissed for lack of reliable evidence and hearsay; costs: plaintiff to recover High Court scale costs in the High Court and no order as to costs in the District Court; interest reserved; Calderbank letter not decisive because payment into court was an available alte…