Renovation worker compensation in Hong Kong

17 judgments, covering 2006–2025.

LOEC awarded

4

LOEC refused

1

Award rate among recorded decisions

80.0%

Median PSLA, as awarded

HK$300,000

9 recorded awards

Median PSLA, 2026 dollars

HK$385,737

9 convertible awards

PSLA range, as awarded

HK$120,000
– HK$580,000

In 2026 dollars: HK$128,415 – HK$757,867

Courts covered: Court of Appeal · Court of First Instance · District Court

Statistics include recorded positive awards; missing amounts are excluded. A judgment may involve several injuries, and its PSLA award can cover those injuries together. These figures describe the decisions, rather than predict a claim’s value. See Method for the sources and limits of inflation conversion. Method →

Five most recent judgments

1. HUI TO YING v. SUN KWONG MING AND ANOTHER

   [2025] HKDC 1790 · District Court · 2025

   PSLA: —

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2. SHUM KWOK MING v. LAI NGOK TIM trading as HANG HING ENGINEERING CO

   [2025] HKDC 1575 · District Court · 2025

   PSLA: HK$380,000

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3. XIAO LONG v LAM TAK YUEN

   [2025] HKDC 795 · District Court · 2025

   PSLA: HK$200,000

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4. LIU WENLIANG v LEUNG KWOK HUNG AND ANOTHER

   [2022] HKDC 479 · District Court · 2022

   PSLA: HK$120,000

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5. MAN YUK TAI (萬玉銻) FOR HERSELF AND ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY OF CHUNG HOK LUN (鍾學麟), DECEASED v. CLIVE DOUGLAS WOLSTENCROFT

   [2021] HKDC 1588 · District Court · 2021

   PSLA: —

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