TING KAM YUEN, the lawful attorney for and on behalf of the Dependants of TONG KWOK FONG, deceased and as the Personal Representative of the estate of TONG KWOK FONG, deceased v CHEUNG WING KIN(the representative of the estate of CHEUNG TAK MING, deceased and to carry on proceedings pursuant to Order of Madam Registrar Queeny Au Yeung dated 15thApril 2008)

Read the full judgment text of HCPI 288/1996 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 13 April 2011.

1. On or about 15 March 1993, there was a collision upon the high seas between a fishing vessel and a container ship (“ Accident ”).  As a result, Tong Kwok Fong (“ Deceased ”), a Mainland Chinese fisherman employed as a seaman on board the fishing vessel, was lost at sea.  The Accident was caused by the negligence, breach of common duty of care, breach of statutory duty and/or breach of contract of employment by Cheung Tak Ming who was the owner, occupier and master of the fishing vessel.

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