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Proprietor fined for violation of safety legislation
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     Yau Sang Galvanizing (Hot-Dip) Company Limited was fined $195,000 at the Fanling Magistrates' Courts today (November 26) for violations of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.

     The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on December 28, 2023, in a factory in Yuen Long. A crane in operation collided with another crane that was being used to suspend a metal block. The metal block moved and struck a worker who was carrying out welding work. The worker sustained serious injuries and passed away 22 days later.
 
Ends/Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Issued at HKT 14:50
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