Two registered minor works contractors and one authorized signatory disciplined
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The Board's written decisions and orders issued on September 8 were published in the Gazette today (September 26). Details are available at the following links:
- Case 1: https://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/20252939/egn202529395916.pdf
- Case 2: https://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/20252939/egn202529395915.pdf
The first case involved a fatal incident that occurred at a shop under renovation in San Po Kong on March 15, 2021. A worker undergoing levelling work was suspected to have fallen from a ladder platform when the ladder platform toppled. The worker passed away on the following day. The RMWC was prosecuted by the Labour Department for violation of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance. The RMWC was convicted and fined $71,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts on October 4, 2021. In view of the conviction of the RMWC, the Buildings Department (BD) notified the Board for its consideration of disciplinary action against the RMWC under the provisions of section 13(1) of the BO.
Upon completion of the disciplinary inquiry, the Board ordered the RMWC to be fined $150,000 and to pay a total of $39,100, being the costs of the Board and the BD for conducting the inquiry.
The second case involved the installation of supporting frames for solar panels on the roof of an industrial building at Wing Shun Street, Tsuen Wan. The RMWC and its AS submitted a certificate to the BD in April 2021, certifying that the subject minor works had been completed under Class III minor works. An investigation by the BD revealed that the supporting frames were located on "inaccessible roofs", therefore the subject works should have been classified as Class I instead of Class III minor works; but the RMWC was not registered as a Class I minor works contractor. The above showed that the RMWC and its AS had certified and carried out minor works belonging to a class for which it is not registered. In view of the investigation results, the BD notified the Board for its consideration of disciplinary action against the RMWC and its AS under the provision of sections 13(1) and 13(3) of the BO.
Upon completion of the disciplinary inquiry, the Board ordered the RMWC be removed from the register of minor works contractors for two months, with effect from the date of the Gazette, and the AS be fined $4,000. Also, the RMWC and its AS were ordered to pay a total of $37,300, being the costs of the Board and the BD for conducting the inquiry.
A spokesperson for the BD reiterated that any registered contractor who contravenes the relevant provisions of the BO in carrying out building works, or is convicted by any court of an offence relating to building works, or has been negligent or has misconducted himself in building works, will be subject to enforcement action including criminal prosecution and disciplinary action under the BO.
Ends/Friday, September 26, 2025
Issued at HKT 11:00
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