Read the full judgment text of DCCJ 001181/1979 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment.
1. The plaintiff, who came to Hong Kong from China, works in a textile factory and lives in Tsing Chau Resite Area. He gave his evidence in Cantonese. The defendant is a Thai lady who also lives in Tsing Chau Resite Area. She speaks and understands some Cantonese, but she gave her evidence in the Thai language, which was interpreted by a Cantonese-speaking interpreter conversant with that language, whose interpretation was then translated into English by my interpreter. I mention these problems