A CONSTRUCTION site contractor fell to his death in Shau Kei Wan yesterday when the platform he was working on collapsed, sending him plunging 10 metres to the ground.
So Tai, 40, was pouring concrete on the platform which linked a lift shaft to the building at Hing Tun Estate when it gave way at 2.40 pm.
The man's body was recovered at 12.20 this morning by firemen and taken to the mortuary, after lying for nearly 10 hours trapped but partially visible under rubble and concrete. Fire Services Department officials said recovering it had been difficult because of limited access.
The site was being developed for government housing by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation.
Mr So's relatives and friends gathered at the scene to pray as rescue workers battled to lift his body from the debris. One of his colleagues, Mr Wong, said he could see his friend's body lying below the platform.
'When I looked down all I could see was his elbow and head sticking out of the rubble,' he said.