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Contractor fined for violation of safety legislation
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     Chi Kan Woodworks Company Limited was fined $255,000 at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts today (April 20) for violation of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations and the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.

     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on May 26, 2022, at a construction site in Tseung Kwan O. When a worker was dismantling a metal lift shaft working platform, part of the working platform suddenly toppled and pressed on the worker. The worker sustained serious injury and passed away on the same day.
 
Ends/Thursday, April 20, 2023
Issued at HKT 15:10
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