Contractor Fined $855,000 for Fatal Construction Site Incidents and Disciplinary Violations

Registered specialist contractor disciplined for offences relating to building works

The Registered Contractors' Disciplinary Board has completed disciplinary inquiries under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) on two fatal incidents at construction sites and decided that the Registered Specialist Contractor (RSC) concerned should be disciplined for having been convicted by courts of offences relating to building works.

The Board ordered the RSC to be fined $855,000 in total. Also, the RSC was ordered to pay $103,600 in total, being the costs of the Board and the Buildings Department (BD) for conducting the inquiries.

The Board's written decisions and orders issued on January 27 were published in the Gazette today (February 6). Details are available at the following links:

Case 1 : egazette.gld.gov.hk/pdf?type=egn&year=2026&volume=30&gno=06&notice_no=789&extra=0

Case 2 : egazette.gld.gov.hk/pdf?type=egn&year=2026&volume=30&gno=06&notice_no=788&extra=0

The first case involved a fatal incident that occurred at a construction site in the West Kowloon Cultural District on January 24, 2022. A worker, while assisting in the repair of a crawler-mounted crane, was trapped between the boom of the crane and a bored pile casing in the vicinity. The worker sustained severe injuries and passed away on the same day. The RSC was prosecuted by the Labour Department (LD) for violation of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (FIUO) and the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation. The RSC was convicted and fined $314,000 at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts on March 10, 2023. In view of the convictions of the RSC, the BD notified the Board for its consideration of disciplinary action against the RSC under the provisions of section 13(1) of the BO. Upon completion of the disciplinary inquiry, the Board ordered the RSC to be fined $619,000 and to pay a total of $48,800 being the costs of the Board and the BD for conducting the inquiry.

The second case involved a fatal incident that occurred at a construction site in Quarry Bay on January 13, 2020. A crawler-mounted crane slewed in a lifting operation, causing a worker nearby to be trapped between the rear part of the crane and a metal railing. The worker sustained severe injuries and passed away on the same day. The RSC was prosecuted by the LD for violation of the FIUO and the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations. The RSC was convicted and fined $46,000 at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts on October 25, 2021. In view of the convictions of the RSC, the BD notified the Board for its consideration of disciplinary action against the RSC under the provisions of section 13(1) of the BO. Upon completion of the disciplinary inquiry, the Board ordered the RSC to be fined $236,000 and to pay a total of $54,800 being the costs of the Board and the BD for conducting the inquiry.

A spokesperson for the BD reiterated that any registered contractor who contravenes the relevant provisions of the BO in carrying out building works, or is convicted by any court of an offence relating to building works, or has been negligent or has misconducted himself in building works, will be subject to enforcement action including criminal prosecution and disciplinary action under the BO.

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Over 400 young musicians to perform at Music Office Annual Gala with fine music

More than 400 young musicians from the band, orchestras and choir of the Music Office under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will perform at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall at 3pm on March 8 (Sunday) to present fine music at the 2026 Music Office Annual Gala.

An array of Chinese and Western music will be presented by the Music Office Youth Choir, the Hong Kong Youth Strings, the Hong Kong Youth Symphonic Band, the Hong Kong Youth Chinese Orchestra and the Hong Kong Youth Symphony Orchestra under the batons of Music Office instructors Lai Wing-yan, Dr Joseph Kam, Lee Sing-wan and Kwok Kin-ming.

The programme includes enchanting choral works, "Locus Iste", "Across the Vast, Eternal Sky" and "Measure Me, Sky!"; fascinating strings works, Vivaldi's "Concerto No. 10 in B minor" and Purcell's "Chacony in G minor"; band pieces "Sheltering Sky", which exudes a sense of serene simplicity, and the exciting "Ride" by Samuel R Hazo; gaohu concerto "The Bauhinia", a celebration of the harmony of family and the prosperity of society; the masterpieces, Tchaikovsky's "Capriccio Italien" and Emmanuel Chabrier's "España", depicting the richness of the Southern European flair and sentiment.

Awards of the year will be presented to the most outstanding trainees and members of the Music Office's band, orchestras and choir at the concert.

Tickets priced at $100, $130 and $150 will be available starting on February 8 at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone bookings, please call 3166 1288. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2796 1003 or 3842 7784 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/mo/activities/traineesevents/musicnconcert/MOAG26.html.

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