
Contractors fined for violation of safety legislation
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Pilot Building Services Limited and Wang Fung International Engineering Limited were each fined $152,000 at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts today (September 3) for violating the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.
The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on September 13, 2025, at a residential building in Tseung Kwan O. A worker, while supervising the erection of a bamboo scaffold, was suspected to be struck by falling concrete, and was found lying unconscious with head injuries in the lightwell. He was sent to hospital for treatment, but passed away on November 27, 2025.
Ends/Thursday, September 3, 2026
Issued at HKT 15:13
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