Male worker falls to death while dismantling work platform at Tung Chung construction site; Labour Department issues temporary suspension notice
勞工處高度關注今日在東涌發生的致命工作意外
At a construction site in Tung Chung on the afternoon of October 7, a male worker fell from height while dismantling a work platform and was certified dead after being sent to hospital. The Labour Department has dispatched staff to investigate and has issued a temporary suspension notice to the contractor, halting the erection, alteration, dismantling and use of similar work platforms at the site. The maximum penalty for contravention is a fine of ten million dollars and imprisonment for two years.
The Labour Department has issued a temporary suspension notice to the contractor concerned, setting out requirements for fall prevention measures and the maximum penalty of a fine of ten million dollars for contravening the ordinance, allowing readers to understand the specific arrangements the contractor must take.
Source: 政府新聞處·新聞公報 · info.gov.hk