Read the full judgment text of HCPI 001175/2002 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 16 July 2010.
1. This case concerns an all too common but entirely avoidable occurrence in Hong Kong. On 25 March 2000, a portion of an unauthorised canopy affixed to certain shop premises on the 1 st Floor of No. 241A, Mei King Mansion, Phase II, in To Kwa Wan (“the Building”) collapsed, causing injury to seven pedestrians who, at the time of the collapse, were on the pavement of To Kwa Wan Road just below the canopy. The Building is a 15-storey building located at 241-247B To Kwa Wan Road and 78-84 Lok Sh