Read the full judgment text of DCEC 000820/2002 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 5 December 2003.
1. The applicant used to be employed by the 1st respondent as a general worker in the West Rail Construction Site at Pat Heung, Yuen Long. The 1st respondent was a sub-contractor of the 2nd respondent and the 2nd respondent was the principal contractor of the site. On 3rd October, 2000, the applicant suffered an accident at work. He went to Yan Chai Hospital ("Yan Chai") and was transferred to Princess Margaret Hospital ("PMH"). He was diagnosed to have suffered a fracture to his left fibula. A