Hong Kong Injury Awards 2026
A view of Hong Kong court awards across 2,169 judgments, 1976–2026.
Download report PDF ↓- Awards as recorded
- HK$2,248,618,884
- PSLA awards
- 1,377
- LOEC award rate
- 54.2% 442 awarded / 374 refused
PSLA medians by injury
Amounts in 2026 Hong Kong dollars; recorded positive awards with CPI conversion available.
Five decades of awards
Decade medians reflect the mix of cases heard. They do not measure a change in awards for an identical injury. The latest decade is incomplete.
| Period | Judgments | Median PSLA, awarded | 2026 median | LOEC awarded / refused |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976–1979 | 4 | HK$22,500 | — | 1 / 0 |
| 1990–1999 | 196 | HK$350,000 | HK$504,438 | 34 / 23 |
| 2000–2009 | 951 | HK$275,000 | HK$425,169 | 209 / 141 |
| 2010–2019 | 692 | HK$220,000 | HK$285,496 | 140 / 147 |
| 2020–2026 | 326 | HK$230,000 | HK$245,290 | 58 / 63 |
Largest recorded awards
YEUNG PAK KWAN AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LAM FAN, DECEASED v. CHEN DECANG
HK$35,127,845 as awarded
Read full judgment ↗TA XUONG v. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF SUN HING BUILDING
HK$25,878,372 as awarded
Read full judgment ↗KOK WAI LEUNG v HO TIN BUILDING MATERIAL LTD AND ANOTHER
HK$24,121,667 as awarded
Read full judgment ↗LEE SUK YIN AND OTHERS v NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.
HK$21,730,982 as awarded
Read full judgment ↗YEUNG LAI PING v SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
HK$20,810,161 as awarded
Read full judgment ↗YEUNG LAI PING v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
HK$20,810,161 as awarded
Read full judgment ↗TSE NGAN HEUNG v. THE RITZ-CARLTON LTD AND OTHERS
HK$20,245,351 as awarded
Read full judgment ↗TAM KA HO v. NEWOCEAN OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY LTD AND OTHERS
HK$17,800,000 as awarded
Read full judgment ↗LAI CHI WAI v TONG HUNG KWOK AND ANOTHER
HK$16,323,809 as awarded
Read full judgment ↗LILY TSE LAI YIN AND OTHERS V. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF ALBERT HOUSE AND OTHERS
HK$15,319,041 as awarded
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Data and method
The report covers 1,615 personal injury and 554 employees’ compensation judgments. LOEC rates use explicit awards and refusals as the denominator. Missing values are excluded, not treated as zero. Injury categories overlap; a PSLA award can cover several injuries. Decisions in the same litigation can appear at different court levels, so the aggregate is a sum of recorded decision amounts, not distinct compensation payments.
Inflation conversion uses the Census and Statistics Department Composite CPI, base October 2019–September 2020 = 100. Awards before 1990 are not converted. The 2026 basis is the average of available published months, rather than a forecast of the full year.
Read the full method → · C&SD CPI source · HKLII
These are descriptive statistics for indexed judgments, not a census of all Hong Kong claims. Settlements are excluded. This report does not provide legal advice. Cite as “The Quantica Index, Hong Kong Injury Awards 2026” and link to this page.