Read the full judgment text of DCEC 000382/1998 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 9 September 2000.
1. The Applicant brings the present application against the Respondents to claim employees' compensation for the injuries suffered by him as a result of an industrial accident on 19th July 1996 at 148-178 Yeung Uk Road, Hong Kong ("the Site"). According to the Answer filed, the Respondents contend that the Applicant was only an independent contractor when he was working at the Site at the time of the accident, and further that the Applicant is not entitled to the compensation alleged in the Appl