Hong Kong Ordinances

EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE - SECT 6G

Discharge of liability of employer and his insurer in fatal cases

(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), the total liability of an
employer and his insurer shall not in respect of any one deceased employee
exceed the aggregate amount payable under section 6(1) and (5).

(2) Where the employer is liable to pay reimbursement of the expenses of the
funeral of the employee and the expenses of medical attendance on the
employee, the total amount payable for such expenses by the employer and his
insurer shall not in any one fatal case for any one deceased employee exceed
the aggregate amount payable under section 6(5).

(3) Any compensation paid to the employee under sections 10 and 10A prior to
his death and any surcharge payable under sections 6C(8), 6D(3), and 6E(9)
shall not be taken into account when calculating the aggregate amount of
compensation paid or payable by the employer under section 6.

(4) Where an amount in excess of the compensation payable by the employer
under section 6 is paid to the employee by the employer under sections 7 and 9
prior to his death, the employer shall not recover any such excess amount.
(Added 52 of 2000 s. 6)