CHAN KAM CHU v CHU WING WAH and CHAN SZE LUNGsued on behalf of themselves and all other managers of the management committee of CNEC LUI MING CHOI PRIMARY SCHOOL as at 5thAugust 2005

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1. The Plaintiff, Madam Chan, worked as an Office Assistant at CNEC Lui Ming Choi Primary School (“the School”).  On 5 th August 2005, at approximately 11:15am, Madam Chan slipped on the staircase in the School between the 1/F and 2/F (“the Stairs”).  As a result, she suffered injuries to her back.  Madam Chan claims that the Defendants were liable for negligence and also liable under the Occupiers Liability Ordinance (Cap.314) and the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Cap.509).