Contractor fined for violation of safety legislation

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     Leonda Interior Design Company Limited was fined $25,000 at Shatin Magistrates' Courts today (March 28) for violation of the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.

     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on April 27, 2022, in Tai Po. While three scaffolders were erecting a bamboo scaffold at the external wall of a detached house, the scaffold suddenly collapsed, causing the scaffolders to fall to the ground. As a result, one scaffolder sustained a fatal injury, while another was injured.

Ends/Thursday, March 28, 2024
Issued at HKT 18:12

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