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Employer fined for violation of safety legislation
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     ​The Incorporated Management Committee of Tseung Kwan O Catholic Primary School was fined $7,500 at Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts today (December 19) for violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance. The prosecution was launched by the Labour Department.
 
     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on October 22, 2018, at a primary school in Tseung Kwan O. While a janitor was on his way to the entrance gate, he tripped over a vehicular gate stopper protruding from the ground and struck his head against a wall. He sustained a serious head injury and passed away a few weeks later.
 
Ends/Thursday, December 19, 2019
Issued at HKT 18:55
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