Wong Kwei Piu v. Chow Chi Cheung t/a Sun Lee Co

Read the full judgment text of DCEC 1082/2017 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 31 May 2022.

1.  In the table of paragraph 203, under item (G) “Future medical expenses”, a new row be added: “ Less: Advance payment…$193,500 ”; and the “Total” amount be amended from “$865,190” to “ $671,690 ”;

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Case No.DCEC 1082/2017[2022] HKDC 437
Court
District Court
Date31 May 2022
Judge
Case Document
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DCEC 1082/2017 & DCPI 2318/2017
(Heard Together)

[2022] HKDC 437

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION CASE NO 1082 OF 2017

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IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BETWEEN

  WONG KWEI PIU Applicant
  and  
  CHOW CHI CHEUNG trading as Respondent
  SUN LEE CO.  

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

PERSONAL INJURIES ACTION NO 2318 OF 2017

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BETWEEN    
  WONG KWEI PIU Plaintiff
  and  
  CHOW CHI CHEUNG trading as Defendant
  SUN LEE CO.  

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Before:  Her Honour Judge Levy in Court

Dates of Hearing:  7, 13 and 14 December 2021

Date of Respondent/Defendant’s Written Closing Submissions:  21 December 2021

Date of Applicant/Plaintiff’s Written Closing Submissions:  24 December 2021

Date of Respondent/Defendant’s Written Supplemental Submissions:  24 December 2021

Date of Judgment:  31 May 2022

Date of Corrigendum:  20 June 2022

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CORRIGENDUM

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Please note the following corrigendum in the Judgment dated 31 May 2022:-

1.  In the table of paragraph 203, under item (G) “Future medical expenses”, a new row be added: “Less: Advance payment…$193,500”; and the “Total” amount be amended from “$865,190” to “$671,690”;

2.  Paragraph 204 be amended as: “…the damages that I have awarded for the PI Action in the sum of $671,690 shall therefore be reduced by…”;

3.  Paragraph 225 be amended as: “ …reduced by the conceded income of $6,000 Piu received from Chan Keung and the advance payment of $193,500, making the net total of $147,027.”;

4.  In the table of paragraph 235, the amount of item (B) “Section 10” be amended from “$340,527” to “$147,027”; the whole row “Less: Advance payment…$193,000” be deleted; and the “Total” amount be amended from “192,476” to “191,976”;

5.  Paragraph 246 be amended as: “…for the total sum of $191,976”; and

6.  Paragraph 249 be amended as: “…in favour of the plaintiff (Piu) for the total sum of $671,690. By the proviso to s 26(1), the amount of $671,690 shall be reduced by the EC compensation of $191,976. Thus the total damages as reduced are in the sum of $479,714 ($671,690 - $191,976).”.

Dated the 20th day of June 2022

  ( Polly L. M. Chan (Miss) )
Clerk to Her Honour Judge Levy