The man was bleeding from injuries to his head and treated at the scene by ambulance personnel, before being sent to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan.

Concrete chunks fall off Hong Kong building, hitting Mercedes-Benz on road below

Photos from the scene showed the part of the canopy where the concrete fell off measured about 1.2 by 1.2 metres (four by four feet), while steel bars were also exposed.

After the incident, the Fire Services Department inspected the site to ensure the area was safe, as police cordoned off the scene and a section of the eastbound lanes on Shau Kei Wan Road.

The Buildings Department also sent staff to investigate the incident.

Lawmaker Edward Leung Hei said the building’s owners’ corporation had been given a building inspection order a few years ago, but because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the organisation was unable to hold meetings and that caused delays.

The building inspection work was completed in the last six months and a report submitted to the government. The owners’ corporation was waiting for a response on whether repairs were needed.

An elderly woman was injured on Monday when she was struck by mosaic tiles that fell from the walls of Yat Wo House in Tai Po’s Po Nga Court as the city felt the effects of Typhoon Talim.

On Sunday afternoon, several pieces of concrete measuring 5cm by 3cm peeled off a building on Tung Choi Street in Mong Kok, landing on and slightly damaging two parked cars without injuring anyone.

Earlier this month, concrete chunks fell off a 17-storey residential block on Mong Kok Road twice in four days, prompting authorities to step up enforcement action against homeowners who fail to carry out mandatory structural inspection.

Chunks as big as “fists” broke off the 57-year-old Po On Building during one of the incidents. The other case involved falling concrete hitting a truck and injuring its driver.

The Buildings Department said they inspected the bottom of the second floor located above the pedestrian walkway and found that around 600mm by 600mm of concrete had fallen off.

Falling concrete from warehouse injures 2 pedestrians in Hong Kong

But no obvious danger to the structure of the building was seen.

The owners of the building arranged for temporary protective measures after the incident and the remaining parts that might become loose will be removed in the next few days.

Although the building had undergone a building inspection, repair work still needs to be completed, the department added.

The Development Bureau said the government would provide support to building owners who were willing to comply with an inspection notice and complete the inspection and repair work as soon as possible.

But the bureau warned if notices were ignored and delays were caused, the Buildings Department would take enforcement action.