Families may sue insurers who say Egypt victims not covered

Families of the balloon crash victims who bought travel cover from China Merchants Insurance that excludes them from compensation are considering suing the company, a unionist who is assisting them said.

Roy Cheung Wai-leung, chairman of the Hong Kong Insurance Practitioners General Union, said his organisation was so far assisting the families of four of the six victims affected.

Together with help from Federation of Trade Unions lawmaker Kwok Wai-keung, Cheung said the families would detail their demands this morning.

Cheung said that although the insurance contracts did state they do not cover "aerial activities", it does not give any definition.

He said if the company failed to pay out compensation then the families would consider taking the company to court.

"But the families have not made a decision yet," he added.