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1. On the morning of the 9th October 1984, the plaintiff was knocked down by a dumper truck driven by one Chan See-yue ("the deceased") who has since died from unrelated causes. The plaintiff sustained serious injuries and now claims damages from the co-administratrices of the estate of the deceased. It has been agreed between the parties that the issue of liability should be determined as a preliminary issue.