plaintiff: "N/A (Coroner's Inquest)"
defendant: "N/A (Coroner's Inquest)"
case_reason: "Inquest into the deaths of nine Hong Kong citizens who died during a hot air balloon accident in Luxor, Egypt on 26 February 2013"
judgment_summary: "This is a coroner's inquest into the deaths of nine Hong Kong citizens who died in a hot air balloon accident in Luxor, Egypt on 26 February 2013. The balloon caught fire during landing due to a hose fuel leak at the upper portion of the forward right hose connected to burner number 193. All nine deceased died from multiple injuries and burns. The coroner concluded the deaths were deaths by accident. The inquest examined the circumstances of the accident, including maintenance issues, lack of risk assessment by the travel company Kuoni, inadequate information provided to passengers, and insufficient supervision of local service providers. The coroner made recommendations to the Travel Industry Council and Kuoni to improve safety standards, risk assessment procedures, and customer information regarding high-risk activities."
jurisdiction_code: "HKCRC"
jurisdiction_name: "Coroner's Court"
case_location: "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region"
case_object: "Coroner's Inquest"
judgment_result: "Deaths by accident. Recommendations issued to Travel Industry Council and Kuoni Travel to improve safety standards, risk assessment, customer information, and supervision of destination management companies and local service providers."
involved_entities:
  - "HO Oi-hing (Deceased)"
  - "HO Oi-ying (Deceased)"
  - "HO Oi-ming (Deceased)"
  - "TANG Yuk-ling (Deceased)"
  - "SIU Chi-man (Deceased)"
  - "KWAN Pui-man Eleni (Deceased)"
  - "POON Lau-tim (Deceased)"
  - "TO Sau-ching (Deceased)"
  - "POON Tak-sze (Deceased)"
  - "June Cheung (Coroner)"
  - "Kuoni Travel (China) Ltd."
  - "Paradise Travel (Destination Management Company)"
  - "Egyptian Airship and Balloon-Sky Cruise Company"
  - "Travel Industry Council (TIC)"
  - "Mr Momen Murad Ali Hussein (Balloon Pilot)"
  - "Ultramagic S.A. (Balloon Manufacturer)"
