Hong Kong clerk says normal life ‘ended’ after taxi hit her during 2019 protest
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A Hong Kong clerk discusses her life-changing injuries from a taxi incident during the 2019 protests and the ongoing legal battle for damages.
A Hong Kong kindergarten clerk who was seriously injured by a taxi during the 2019 anti-government protests has told the High Court she has been unable to resume a normal life, citing ongoing mobility limitations, extensive leg scarring and the likelihood of future knee replacement surgery. 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...
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