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Contractors fined for violations of safety legislation
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     Meco Engineering Limited and Chiu Yue Electrical Engineering Limited were fined $124,000 and $206,000 respectively at Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts today (August 1) for violations of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations and the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.

     ​The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on October 10, 2023, at a construction site in Tsim Sha Tsui. It was suspected that a worker fell from height while he was carrying out cable-laying work. The worker sustained a serious head injury and passed away on the same day.
 
Ends/Friday, August 1, 2025
Issued at HKT 15:23
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