Lawyers seek HK$8.4 million in damages for woman struck by taxi during Hong Kong protest
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Park Hoi-lam's lawyers urged a court to hold taxi driver Henry Cheng Kwok-chuen liable for at least HK$8.4 million in damages after his vehicle hit her during an October 2019 protest in Sham Shui Po, citing negligence.
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Park Hoi-lam's lawyers urged a court to find taxi driver Henry Cheng Kwok-chuen liable for at least HK$8.4 million in damages after his vehicle struck her during a demonstration in Sham Shui Po on October 6, 2019.
Park Hoi-lam’s lawyers on Tuesday urged the court to find taxi driver Henry Cheng Kwok-chuen liable for at least HK$8.4 million (US$1.07 million) in damages after his vehicle mounted a pavement and struck her during a demonstration in Sham Shui Po on October 6, 2019.
The plaintiff’s counsel, Susanna Leong, said the accident itself showed Cheng’s negligence and failure to exercise a reasonable level of care.
She said Cheng never sounded his horn or attempted to brake before his vehicle hit her client and another woman on Yen Chow Street.
She stressed the subsequent assault on the driver by protesters was irrelevant to how and why the collision took place.
Preguntas abiertas
- What will be the court's final decision?
- Will Henry Cheng Kwok-chuen be found liable?
