A worker died after falling 10 metres (33 feet) down a lift shaft he was repairing at a luxury estate in Hong Kong on Monday.
A security guard at Block 4 of Pacific View on Tai Tam Road in Stanley reported the accident to police at 2.40pm.
Rescue personnel pulled the 26-year-old worker from the shaft, but he had suffered head injuries and was certified dead at the scene.
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Police said the cause of the accident was under investigation.
The Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims said the worker had been replacing lift cables at the time.
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The group expressed deep sadness over the death and said it was following up on the case.