Employer fined for violation of safety legislation
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     Shun Fung Tat Engineering Limited was fined $120,000 at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts today (June 19) for violating the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance. The prosecution was launched by the Labour Department.

     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on August 7, 2023, at a sports centre in Kwai Chung. While a worker was carrying out leak control work on an elevating work platform (EWP), the EWP suddenly overturned, and the worker fell from the EWP onto the ground. The worker sustained serious injuries and passed away on the same day.

Ends/Thursday, June 19, 2025
Issued at HKT 14:35

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