Construction Worker

28 Apr 2013

It's time Hong Kong placed criminal liability for work-site deaths squarely on the shoulders of individuals, justice officials say.

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Injured workers, and widows, face long wait for payouts

28 Apr 2013

When construction worker Yu Yiu-wing went to work on October 25 last year, he could not have expected an accident to put him out of work for the next six months, and counting.

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What's being said on facebook.com/southchinamorningpost

23 Jan 2013

On the chief executive's threat to punish developers who hoard flats:

3:30AM

Backward industry needs a refit

13 Oct 2011

A worker is fighting for his life after being electrocuted while carrying out repair work in the Legco building at the new government headquarters. It was the second time a construction worker...

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What's being said on facebook.com/southchinamorningpost

13 Jul 2011

On workers toiling in the heat of a Hong Kong summer and having no legal protection:

2:40PM

Safety talks after barbenders killed

9 Jul 2011

Two construction workers were crushed to death when a 10-metre-high steel cage they were working in collapsed yesterday, prompting the government to open talks with the construction industry on '...

2:22PM

Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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3:37AM

Driver faces more serious charge after appeal

The Justice Department won an appeal for a construction worker - convicted of careless driving - to face trial for dangerous driving causing death. On August 16, 2008, Wong Shing-chi was thrown...

7:48AM

Building sector squeeze

Faced with a shortage of skilled labour in certain categories, Hong Kong's booming construction sector is working with the government on a comprehensive plan covering training and worksite safety...

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Recent tragedies

October 7 A 50-year-old man plunges 14 floors to his death from a flat in Western District after slashing the throat of his wife in a dispute over alleged love affairs

July 7 A...

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Rule may bar strikers' eventual return to work

Hundreds of striking bar benders will not be allowed to work on construction sites next month - not because of their protest, but because of a new ordinance that requires construction workers to...

10:44PM

MAINLAND WIDOW SEEKS COMPASSIONATE STAY

The mainland wife of a construction worker who died after a scaffold collapsed at a Tsim Sha Tsui hotel appealed yesterday for authorities to let her stay to take care of their four-year-old...

2:13AM

Man suspected of raping girl, 10, released

A construction worker arrested on Monday on suspicion of raping a 10-year-old girl in her Aberdeen flat was released last night after the victim failed to identify the suspect.

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