Secretary for Labour & Welfare Chris Sun today explained what steps the Government is taking as it follows up on an accident that occurred at a Kai Tak construction site yesterday.

He made remarks about scaffolding safety this afternoon, noting that the Government will meet the construction stakeholders to review related work procedures.

Mr Sun said: “Apart from looking into whether or not those involved have fully complied with the code of practice, another issue we have to look at, which is why we are going to hold a stakeholders conference inviting not just those involving in scaffolding work, but also the principal contractors as well as those responsible for installing external glass walls.

“We have to not only look into the scaffolding work itself, but also the workflow and the related work procedures, whether or not there is room for improvement, or to reduce and, if at all possible, to eliminate the risk arising from those who are using the scaffolding but are not responsible for installing or dismantling it.”

The labour chief highlighted that the Government recently revised the Code of Practice for Bamboo Scaffolding Safety and all relevant scaffolding works have to comply with the code of practice.

“We are stepping up inspections as well as to initiate prosecutions and take enforcement actions against those who violated the laws and codes of practice,” he added.