CHIN SIU FONG, the administratrix of the estate of MAK CHUN SING, deceased v LIK HING ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED

Read the full judgment text of DCPI 000459/2003 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 19 January 2004.

1. This is a fatal injury claim in which the deceased, Mr Mak Chun-sing, who was a plumber by occupation, was killed on 30 December 1998 in the course of his employment with the 1st defendants at a building site at Phase III, Metro City, Junk Bay, New Territories. The 2nd defendants were the plumbing services subcontractors, who had in turn subcontracted part of this work to the 1st defendants. The 3rd defendants were the principal contractors on the site.