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Meanwhile, the Committee on NLCDP, chaired by a representative of the Home Affairs Branch, is considering the best ways to provide service to the fourth NLCDP for Sham Tseng/Tsing Lung Tau area.
A decision is yet to be made for this area because the overall population there is below 2,000, which is below the 3,000 minimum requirement for a NLCDP team.
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Heavy fines for contractors committing safety offences
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A spokesman for the Labour Department today (Tuesday) reminded building contractors that they are required by law to provide a safe system of work, safety training and instructions to their employees, or they will be liable to heavy penalties.
The reminder was made following three recent court cases in which three contractors, namely Lee Man Kee Engineering Company, Tak Kai Construction & Transportation Company and Wan Hin & Company Limited, were fined a total of $450,000 for violating safety regulations.
Lee Man Kee Engineering Company, the contractor of a demolition site at Repulse Bay Road, was fined a total of $200,000 for two summonses under the General Duties provisions of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance (FIUO).
Tak Kai Construction & Transportation Company, the sub-contractor of a demolition site at Connaught Road, was also convicted of two offences under the General provisions of the FIUO and was fined $130,000.
The two contractors were both charged for failing to provide and maintain a safe system of work and failing to provide information, instruction, training and supervision to ensure the safety and health at work of their employees.
Wan Hin & Company Limited, the principal contractor of a construction site at Ma On Shan, was fined $120,000 for breaching the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations (CSSR).