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The government intends to increase the amount to be paid to the families of those who die in traffic accidents, as required under the Fatal Accidents Ordinance.
Secretary for Justice Paul Lam has given notice to the
Legislative Council (LegCo) that he will move a resolution at the LegCo sitting
on May 14 to increase the statutory sum to be awarded as damages for
bereavement (bereavement sum) to $253,500.
Since the enactment of the Ordinance uin 1986, the bereavement
sum has been adjusted in 1991, 1997, 2018, 2020 and 2023. The current sum is
set at $242,500.
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The Government is committed to reviewing the bereavement sum
biennially to reflect inflation. The proposed increase reflects the inflation
experienced over the period from 2022 to 2024 by making reference to the
Consumer Price Index (A), accoding to a spokesman for the Department of Justice.
The spokesman said the ordinance allows an action for damages to be brought against a person for the benefit of the dependants of the deceased for that person's wrongful act, neglect or default which has caused the death.
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The LegCo Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal
Services, the Law Society of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Bar Association and the
Hong Kong Federation of Insurers have been informed of the outcome of the
present biennial review and the Government's intention to make the proposed
adjustments by making reference to the Consumer Price Index (A).
