Hong Kong authorities have suspended a drainage replacement project in Kowloon after a contractor’s worker died in an industrial accident. The worker, 68, was struck by an electric chain hoist at a site on Yen Chow Street in Sham Shui Po on Wednesday afternoon. He was taken to Princess Margaret Hospital in critical condition and later died at about 11.30pm. A government spokesman said on Thursday that Ringo Mok Wing-cheong, director of drainage services, had asked the contractor to provide...
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Hong Kong drainage project suspended after worker struck by chain hoist dies
South China Morning Post
May 28, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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Hong Kong authorities have suspended a drainage replacement project in Kowloon after a contractor’s worker died in an industrial accident. The worker, 68, was struck by an electric chain hoist at a site on Yen Chow Street in Sham Shui Po on Wednesday afternoon. He was taken to Princess Margaret Hospital in critical condition and later died at about 11.30pm. A government spokesman said on Thursday that Ringo Mok Wing-cheong, director of drainage services, had asked the contractor to provide...