Contractor fined for violation of safety legislation

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     Fujitec (HK) Company Limited was fined $71,000 at Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts today (September 14) for violation of 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 November 15, 2017 at a residential building in Tseung Kwan O. While a worker was conducting lift maintenance work at the landing entrance on ground floor, he was struck by a descending lift and trapped between the lift car and the floor. He sustained serious injuries and subsequently passed away.

Ends/Friday, September 14, 2018
Issued at HKT 14:52

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