Read the full judgment text of HCA 001534/1980 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. On 5th October, 1978, the plaintiff, as principal contractor, was building a culvert at Shatin Area 5, Sui Lek Yuen in the New Territories. The plaintiff hired, to carry out part of this work, a firm of building subcontractors, the Yue Hing Construction and Decoration Company ("Yue Hing") which employed CHAN Hin Lee ("the deceased") as a construction labourer.