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Hung Kin Engineering has been fined $80,000 at Kowloon City Magistracy for failing to provide and maintain a safe work system for its staff.
A worker was electrocuted when he was holding a portable floodlight for illumination at a To Kwa Wan construction site on May 9.
According to the Factories & Industrial Undertakings Ordinance any proprietor who fails to provide and maintain a work system that is safe and without risk to workers' health is liable to a fine of $500,000 and six months' jail.
The ordinance also states proprietors should provide supervision to ensure workers' health and safety. Failure to do so warrants a fine of $500,000 and six months' jail.
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