WONG KAN suing as the Administratrix in the estate of WOO CHIU deceased v CHAN YIU KUEN

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1. WOO Chiu died on 15th July, 1972 as a result of a road accident. He was then aged 55 and had worked as a waiter in the Officers' Mess, Victoria Barracks, since December 1951. The plaintiff, the deceased's widow, brought an action for compensation for herself under the Fatal Accidents Ordinance, and for the deceased's estate under the Law Amendment and Reform (Consolidation) Ordinance.