Contractor fined for violation of safety legislation

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     Hip Hing Engineering Company Limited was fined $130,000 at Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts today (May 18) for violation of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance 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 injuries and passed away on the same day.

Ends/Thursday, May 18, 2023
Issued at HKT 14:15

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