Special team to investigate Kwai Chung industrial accident
The Labour Department has set up a special team headed by a Deputy Chief Factory Inspector to investigate the fatal industrial accident occurred in Kwai Chung this (Thursday) evening.
The accident took place at around 6 pm when a metal working platform attached to a concrete pillar at an Airport Core Programme site in Wing Shun Street collapsed. Six workers died as a result.
The acting Commissioner for Labour, Mr Alfred Chan, who went to the scene, has expressed enormous concerns about the accident. He said his department would definitely take prosecution action against the offender if there were sufficient evidence.
Mr Chan later met relatives of the deceased workers at Yan Chai Hospital and advised them on matters relating to employees' compensation.
Arrangements have been made for them to approach the Labour Department's Employees' Compensation Division at Canton Road Government Offices at 10 am tomorrow (Friday).
The department will also make arrangements for the contractors concerned to meet the relatives there to discuss compensation matters.
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Governor's statement on Kwai Chung accident
The Governor, the Right Honourable Christopher Patten, issued the following statement today (Thursday):
"I was shocked by the news of the terrible accident on a construction site at Kwai Chung today which claimed the lives of six people. On behalf of the community, I would like to offer my condolences to the families and friends of the victims. Industrial accidents such as this are a cause of great concern. I have asked for an urgent report from the Commissioner for Labour."
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