Read the full judgment text of HCMP 000710/1985 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 31 May 1985.
1. Mr. Yau Shun Po ("the plaintiff") was crossing Chatham Road on foot at about half past one on the morning of the 26th August 1977 when he was knocked down by a motorcycle ridden by Mr. Yeung Lun("the motorcyclist"). At the time of the accident, the plaintiff was aged 27 and was employed as a construction worker. As the result of the accident, the plaintiff received injuries which put him in hospital for 82 days and kept him off work for 9 months. A fracture of one of the plaintiff's legs left