Hong Kong authorities will conduct citywide inspections on large-scale scaffolding projects to ensure safety, the labour minister has said after a bamboo structure collapsed at a construction site in Kai Tak that left 11 workers injured.
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Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han made the pledge on Tuesday, just hours before another industrial accident occurred at a construction site in Lam Tin, where an excavator rolled down a slope and hit a noise barrier and garbage vehicle, injuring three people.
At midnight on Tuesday, Sun said in a message on social media that he was very concerned about the earlier accident on Monday afternoon in Kai Tak, where a new hospital was being built.
“I express my deepest condolences to the injured workers and wish them a speedy recovery. The Labour Department immediately dispatched staff to the scene to investigate and issued six suspension notices requiring the cessation of work on the scaffolding,” he wrote.
The minister added the department would look into the cause of the accident, investigate the legal responsibilities of the relevant parties and propose improvement measures.
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“If any violations are found during the investigation, [the responsible parties] will be dealt with in accordance with the law,’ he said.