Read the full judgment text of HCPI 001238/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 14 February 1998.
1. This action is brought on behalf of the estate of Ho Yuet Ming, the deceased, ("the Deceased) and his dependants, under the provisions of the Fatal Accidents Ordinance, Cap. 22 ("FAO") and the Law Amendment and Reform (Consolidation) Ordinance, Cap. 23 ("LARCO"). It arises out of an industrial accident on 17.10.1989 at a container yard operated by the 1st Defendant in Tai Lam Chung, Tuen Mun, where the Deceased was employed by the 1st Defendant to work as a hookman. The 2nd Defendant was the