Registered specialist contractor disciplined for offences relating to building works
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The Board ordered the RSC to be fined $855,000 in total. Also, the RSC was ordered to pay $103,600 in total, being the costs of the Board and the Buildings Department (BD) for conducting the inquiries.
The Board's written decisions and orders issued on January 27 were published in the Gazette today (February 6). Details are available at the following links:
Case 1 : egazette.gld.gov.hk/pdf?type=egn&year=2026&volume=30&gno=06¬ice_no=789&extra=0
Case 2 : egazette.gld.gov.hk/pdf?type=egn&year=2026&volume=30&gno=06¬ice_no=788&extra=0
The first case involved a fatal incident that occurred at a construction site in the West Kowloon Cultural District on January 24, 2022. A worker, while assisting in the repair of a crawler-mounted crane, was trapped between the boom of the crane and a bored pile casing in the vicinity. The worker sustained severe injuries and passed away on the same day. The RSC was prosecuted by the Labour Department (LD) for violation of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (FIUO) and the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation. The RSC was convicted and fined $314,000 at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts on March 10, 2023. In view of the convictions of the RSC, the BD notified the Board for its consideration of disciplinary action against the RSC under the provisions of section 13(1) of the BO. Upon completion of the disciplinary inquiry, the Board ordered the RSC to be fined $619,000 and to pay a total of $48,800 being the costs of the Board and the BD for conducting the inquiry.
The second case involved a fatal incident that occurred at a construction site in Quarry Bay on January 13, 2020. A crawler-mounted crane slewed in a lifting operation, causing a worker nearby to be trapped between the rear part of the crane and a metal railing. The worker sustained severe injuries and passed away on the same day. The RSC was prosecuted by the LD for violation of the FIUO and the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations. The RSC was convicted and fined $46,000 at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts on October 25, 2021. In view of the convictions of the RSC, the BD notified the Board for its consideration of disciplinary action against the RSC under the provisions of section 13(1) of the BO. Upon completion of the disciplinary inquiry, the Board ordered the RSC to be fined $236,000 and to pay a total of $54,800 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, February 6, 2026
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