scholarly journals On selection of the discount rate for actuarial assessment of damages in personal injury litigation in Hong Kong

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. S. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Discount Rate ◽  
Personal Injury ◽  
Actuarial Assessment ◽  
Personal Injury Litigation ◽  
Selection Of

Actuarial Assessment of Damages

1968 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Prevett
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Personal Injury ◽  
Fatal Accident ◽  
Actuarial Assessment ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Personal Injury Litigation ◽  
Actuarial Approach ◽  
The Law ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Law Commission

The purpose of this paper is to provide an opportunity for discussion within our profession of ‘the use of an actuarial approach and actuarial evidence’ in the assessment of damages arising out of personal injury and fatal accident litigation. The need for such a paper was intimated in the pages of our Journal by William Phillips in his Review of Principles of the Law of Damages by Professor Harry Street. Since the publication of what Phillips described as ‘from the actuarial point of view…the most important legal textbook which has been published in the last 50 years’ the employment of actuaries in this field has been widely discussed within the legal profession. The most important recent development has been the inclusion of personal injury litigation as Item VI of the first programme of the Law Commission set up by the Law Commission Act, 1965. The words quoted in the first sentence above are taken from the list of ‘Questions for Examination’ under (b) of Item VI, ‘Assessment of Damages’. The current examination being conducted by the Law Commission makes this a particularly appropriate time for a sessional meeting on this subject. The writer has had the advantage of a sight of a preliminary Working Paper prepared by the Law Commission and will be quoting certain extracts from that paper below. It must however be stressed that the Working Paper is a preliminary one which attempts to do no more than canvass views: it in no way sets out the conclusions of the Law Commission on the matters discussed.

scholarly journals Actuarial assessment of damages in personal injury litigation: how precise are we?

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-39
Author(s):  
F. W. H. Chan ◽  
W.-S. Chan ◽  
J. S. H. Li
Keyword(s):  
Personal Injury ◽  
Actuarial Assessment ◽  
Personal Injury Litigation

Selection of funding schemes by a borrowing decision model: a Hong Kong case study

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Tang ◽  
C. W. Y. Wong ◽  
A. Y. T. Leung ◽  
K. C. Lam
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Decision Model ◽  
Selection Of

Simplifying Personal Injury Litigation

The Lancet ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 331 (8596) ◽  
pp. 1236-1237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Brahams
Keyword(s):  
Personal Injury ◽  
Personal Injury Litigation

Critical supply chain vulnerabilities affecting supply chain resilience of industrialized construction in Hong Kong

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
E.M.A.C. Ekanayake ◽  
Geoffrey Qiping Shen ◽  
Mohan Kumaraswamy ◽  
Emmanuel Kingsford Owusu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supply Chain Resilience ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Significance Analysis ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Selection Of

PurposeIndustrialized construction (IC) has been recognized as a game-changing approach in Hong Kong (HK). However, the increasing risks of disruptions in IC supply chains (SCs) raise SC vulnerability levels, prompting attention to developing supply chain resilience (SCR). Since SCR is only attainable through overcoming critical supply chain vulnerabilities (CSCV) with enhanced SC capabilities, this study first aimed to determine the most CSCV of ICSCs by addressing this current research gap and practical need.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on SCV factors identified from a precursor literature review, an empirical study of IC in HK was conducted using a questionnaire survey and interviews with industry experts. Focussed significance analysis of the data collected through questionnaire survey enabled the selection of 26 CSCV as appropriate to IC. Next, factor analysis was conducted, enabling the grouping of these CSCV under five components. The results were verified and reinforced by interview findings.FindingsThe results revealed 26 CSCV pertinent to resilient ICSCs in HK with five underlying components: economic, technological, procedural, organizational and production-based vulnerabilities. Loss of skilled labour is the most critical vulnerability, whereas organizational SCV is the most critical component identified.Originality/valueFindings of this study would motivate IC project professionals to appreciate and address the CSCV in the context of five components and thereby develop adequate specific capabilities to successfully withstand these CSCV. This should trigger future studies to map CSCV with appropriate capabilities in developing an envisaged powerful assessment model for evaluating the SCR in IC in HK.

Life cycle and diet of Zygonyx iris insignis (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera) in Hong Kong running waters

1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Dudgeon ◽  
Christina Y. M. Wat
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Prey Size ◽  
Generalist Predator ◽  
Running Waters ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Chironomid Larvae ◽  
Tropical Asia ◽  
Larval Recruitment ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Selection Of

ABSTRACTZygonix iris is widespread in tropical Asia, and larvae are sprawlers/clingers on rock surfaces in fast-flowing streams and rivers. In the Lam Tsuen River, Hong Kong, this species is univoltine; emergence occurs prior to the summer monsoon and larval recruitment during the wet season. Studies on larval dietary composition in four habitats indicated that Z. iris is a generalist predator, consuming epibenthic prey taxa in proportion to their abundance in the environment. Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) and Baetis (Ephemeroptera) were the commonest food items at all sites and there was little consistent evidence of preference for individual taxa. Larger Z. iris larvae tended to consume more prey taxa than did smaller larvae, and Baetis prey size was positively correlated with predator size. No size selection of chironomid larvae was apparent. Despite its unusual larval habit, Z. iris is a generalist feeder resembling lotic and lentic temperate-zone Odonata.

The Implementation Mode of Urban Rail Based Transit Joint Development — Experiences from United States, Japan and Hong Kong

2011 ◽  
Vol 97-98 ◽  
pp. 1149-1153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lai Fang Sheng ◽  
Chao He Rong ◽  
Yan Song
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
The United States ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Joint Development ◽  
Financing Channels ◽  
Urban Rail ◽  
Ongoing Work ◽  
Selection Of

The urban rail based Transit Joint Development (TJD) has become one of the most important financing channels for constructing urban rail transit systems in China. Compared to the extensive research and application in planning field, the implementation of TJD still faced some difficulties such as organizational model selection, distribution of benefits and so on. In the 1980s and 1990s, the United States, Japan and Hong Kong developed a series of TJD practices and they formed three kinds of TJD mode: Public-Private Partnership, Enterprise Oriented, and Franchise. Empirical evidences have shown that differences among three modes are mainly reflected in the selection of implementation agency, allocation of functions and distribution of benefits. Then these distinctions will cause various impacts on the scale, cycle, form and operational management of TJDs. The conclusions of this research could provide valuable experience to the ongoing work of TJD in Chinese mega cities.

Selecting models and setting standards for teachers of English in Hong Kong

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Coniam ◽  
Peter Falvey
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Ability ◽  
Minimum Standard ◽  
Second Language Teaching ◽  
Benchmark Assessment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Setting Process ◽  
The Standard Model ◽  
Selection Of

The perception of falling standards in education, and in second language teaching in particular, has been a constant refrain for the past 20 years as changing needs and practices affect economic processes and manpower requirements. Within this context, this article deals with the establishment of language standards (‘benchmarks’) for teachers of English in Hong Kong. The article deals with two separate but linked notions: first, the notion of which model of the English language should be used as the standard model for English language teacher benchmark assessment in Hong Kong; second, the level of language ability that will be decided upon in order to establish the proficiency standards expected of teachers of English. The article first describes the background to the setting of language standards for teachers of English in Hong Kong. It then examines the selection of and justification for the model of English selected as the ‘minimum standard’. The following section considers the level of language ability agreed upon as the standard that teachers of English need to attain. The article concludes with an examination of the extent to which the standards that have been agreed upon match the needs of the major stakeholders in the standard-setting process.

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