Public rental housing resident sentenced to imprisonment for making false statement
A public rental housing (PRH) resident was suspected of contravening the Housing Ordinance for making a false statement by declaring that he did not own any property. He was convicted in Shatin Magistrates' Courts today (August 31) and sentenced to imprisonment, a spokesman for the Housing Department (HD) said today.
The Shatin Magistrates' Courts, the Shatin Law Courts Building
The PRH resident living in Wo Che Estate in Shatin declared in a 2025 Income and Assets Declaration Form that he did not have any domestic property in Hong Kong. Investigation by the HD revealed that he had a domestic property in Tai Po at the material time.
Having considered the gravity of the offence and the precious PRH resources involved, the PRH resident was sentenced to six-week imprisonment, to be served immediately. The HD will proceed to recover the subject PRH flat.
The HD reminded that, PRH residents and subsidised housing applicants should dutifully declare their income, assets, and properties, and accurately complete their Income and Assets Declaration Forms. PRH residents should also read the content and completion guidelines of the Declaration Forms carefully and compute their income and assets in accordance with the methods specified.
The HD will continue to adopt multipronged measures to combat the abuse of PRH in a comprehensive manner.
The Housing Department, Photo by Bastille Post
Occupational safety and health training courses open for applications
The Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre of the Labour Department (LD) will launch a wide range of occupational safety and health training courses from October to December in 2026. The courses aim to enhance the working population's awareness of occupational safety and health, as well as their understanding of the legal requirements and standards stipulated in occupational safety and health regulations.
The training courses cover a wide range of topics, namely:
- Major Safety and Health Legislation related to Industrial Accident Prevention and Their Latest Amendments
- Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation and Safety Inspection Programme and Accident/Incident Investigation
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Work in Confined Spaces and other Safety Legislation related to Risk Assessment
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention in Logistics Industry (including Use of Tail Lifts) and the latest revised Guidance Notes on Prevention of Trapping Hazard of Tail Lifts
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention in Office Work (including Storage Work)
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention in Property Management Industry
- Industrial Accident Cases Analysis and Related Safety Legislation and Major Safety and Health Legislation related to Employees'Duties
- Safety Legislation for Working in times of Inclement Weather and Hot Environment
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Electrical Work on Construction Sites and Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Demolition Work on Construction Sites
- A Brief Introduction to Safety Legislation and Codes of Practice related to Construction Work (including Renovation, Maintenance, Alteration and Addition Works)
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Working at Height (including Truss-out Bamboo Scaffolds and Suspended Working Platforms) and Codes of Practice on Scaffolds and Suspended Working Platforms (including the latest revised Code of Practice for Bamboo Scaffolding Safety)
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Lifting Work (including Tower and Mobile Cranes) and Codes of Practice for Safe Use of Tower and Mobile Cranes
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention on Loadshifting Machinery Operations (including Excavator and Compactor) and Safe Use of Mobile Elevating Work Platform and the latest revised Guidance Notes on Safe Use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (new course)
- Legislation on Comprehensive Smoking Ban on Construction Sites and Major Safety Legislation and Codes of Practice related to Fire Safety (new course)
- Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance and Regulation (with one class to be conducted in English)
- Major Safety Legislation related to Accident Prevention in Catering Industry
- Safety Legislation for Manual Handling Operations
- Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dangerous Substances) Legislation
Unless otherwise specified, the courses will mainly be conducted in Cantonese at the LD's Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre, 13/F, KOLOUR Tsuen Wan I, 68 Chung On Street, Tsuen Wan. Enrolment is free.
Employers who wish to arrange for their employees to attend the courses can log in to the application website (www.oshtc.labour.gov.hk/wpas/?lang=en) or scan the QR code (see Annex) to learn about the course content and sign up for the courses. Interested employees can also enrol in the courses through the abovementioned channels on their own. For enquiries, please call 2940 7057.
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