Employer fined for violation of safety legislation
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     Shengang Yida Logistics (HK) Limited was fined $200,000 at the Fanling Magistrates' Courts today (October 17) for the violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance. The prosecution was launched by the Labour Department.

     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on March 14, 2024, at a warehouse in Sandy Ridge, New Territories. During the unloading of wooden battens from the trailer of a truck, a bundle of wooden battens fell from the trailer and struck a worker. The worker sustained an injury and passed away on the same day.

Ends/Friday, October 17, 2025
Issued at HKT 17:45

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