Hong Kong police arrest former project manager on suspicion of manslaughter over fatal crane collapse at construction site in 2022
Hong Kong police have arrested a former project manager of a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter over a rare tower crane collapse which killed three workers two years ago, the Post has learned.
A police source said the man, arrested in Kowloon Bay on Tuesday morning, was a project manager at Aggressive Construction Company at the time of the incident.
He remained in custody and was expected to be charged with manslaughter, the insider said. Police did not disclose any further information.
Aggressive Construction Company was in charge of the Housing Society building site on Anderson Road in Sau Mau Ping where a 65-tonne tower crane collapsed onto containers being used as temporary offices, killing three workers and injuring another six in September 2022.
In a separate incident in October 2023, a 56-year-old electrician fell to his death at one of the company’s sites while laying cables for a Fire Services Department project on To Wah Road in Yau Ma Tei.
4 firms, 4 individuals prosecuted over deadly Hong Kong tower crane collapse
4 firms, 4 individuals prosecuted over deadly Hong Kong tower crane collapse
The company, a subsidiary of Great Harvest Group, is seeking to renew its licence which expired last April. It was also banned from bidding for public projects until the end of this year but was allowed to continue operating until authorities made a decision on the extension.
Aggressive Construction Company is involved in four public housing projects located in Shek Kip Mei, Tai Po, Tuen Mun and Tung Chung. They will yield about 14,000 flats by 2025.
Sister company Aggressive Construction Engineering was also denied its licence renewal last year by the Buildings Department.
A 55-year-old worker died in December 2022 after a steel beam fell on him at one of Aggressive Construction Engineering’s sites on Yau Tong’s Tung Yuen Street.
