SIU YIN KWAN, Administratrix of the estate of CHAN YING LUNG, deceased v WANG CHANG SEU YING, Administratrix of the estate of SAE HENG HAI, alias WANG POA TSING, deceased

Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 8 April 1992.

1. The typhoon "Ellen" hit Hong Kong in September 1983. One of its victims was the "Barquentine Osprey". She was dragged from her moorings in Repulse Bay, where she had been a familiar sight throughout the summer. She sank some hours later, with the loss of all but one of her crew. Now, eight and a half years later, the dependents and the estates of two of her crew seek compensation. They have already been awarded statutory employees' compensation and common law damages against the company which