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"The objective of an improvement notice is to encourage the proprietors or contractors to take measures promptly to improve safety at work, thus avoiding prosecutions," said Mr Mak.
"But if the proprietor fails to comply with the terms of an improvement notice, he may be prosecuted both for breaching the notice and for the original offence."
The maximum penalty for contravening a suspension notice is $500,000 and 12 months' imprisonment, with an additional fine of $50,000 for every day that the contravention continues.
For those who fail to comply with the terms of an improvement notice without reasonable excuse, they are liable to a maximum fine of $200,000 and imprisonment for 12 months.
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Marine industrial accident investigation completed
The Marine Department has completed its investigation into the industrial accident in which two workers died and a third one injured while working at a dumb steel flat top barge under repairs in Yau Tong Bay on June 13, a Marine Department spokesman today (Wednesday).
The report has been sent the Coroner and the Education and Manpower Branch.
"The Prosecution Section of the Marine Department is also studying the report," the spokesman said.
"The content of the report and the recommendations will be published after the death inquest."
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