Proprietor fined for violation of safety legislation
Hong Kong Airport Services Limited was fined $90,000 at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts today (April 16) for violating the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Regulations. The prosecutions were launched by the Labour Department.
The case involved a fatal accident that occurred on October 6, 2024, at the apron of Hong Kong International Airport. A worker, while working at the upper end of a belt loader's conveyor, fell about three metres from an unprotected edge of the conveyor to the ground. He sustained serious head and neck injuries and passed away four days later.
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HKTE visits Netherlands to attract talent
The Director of Hong Kong Talent Engage (HKTE), Mr Felix Chan, led a delegation to pay the HKTE's first visit to the Netherlands from April 10 to 16, proactively promoting Hong Kong as an international hub for high-calibre talent. The seven-day visit was concluded today (April 16).
During the visit, the HKTE delegation visited Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Delft, and held seminars and participated in job fairs under the Top Talent Pass Scheme at six eligible universities, namely Delft University of Technology, Hotelschool The Hague, the University of Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Leiden University. The delegation introduced Hong Kong's unique advantages and opportunities as well as various talent admission schemes to students and alumni of these universities, with a view to attracting local talent to Hong Kong.
The delegation also comprised representatives of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited and the Hong Kong Jockey Club, as well as a finance professional originally from the Netherlands who has now settled in Hong Kong. They shared information on employment opportunities in innovation and technology as well as in financial sectors, etc, and their experiences in settling in Hong Kong.
In addition, the delegation exchanged views with representatives of the Netherlands Hong Kong Business Association and Junior Chamber International Netherlands, over 20 Chinese students and scholars in the Netherlands, and innovation and technology enterprises at a start-up campus in Amsterdam.
Mr Chan said: "Hong Kong is committed to developing itself as an international hub for high-calibre talent. We hope to attract outstanding professionals with diverse backgrounds to pursue development in Hong Kong, thereby capitalising on opportunities on the Mainland and injecting new impetus into the high-quality development of Hong Kong and the country."
HKTE visits Netherlands to attract talent Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
HKTE visits Netherlands to attract talent Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
HKTE visits Netherlands to attract talent Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
