Hong Kong’s Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) is considering an appeal against the non-custodial sentence of an engineer held liable for faulty lift installation work in Queen Mary Hospital’s new clinical block.
The department said on Thursday it was seeking legal advice on whether to apply for a review of lift engineer Law Wing-chai’s sentence after he was deemed responsible for issuing false safety certifications and failing to spot problems leading to malfunctions.
The court’s decision came a month after authorities revealed that there were serious defects in 24 of the 28 lifts in the new block of Queen Mary Hospital, the largest hospital on Hong Kong Island. The faults at the new facility in Pok Fu Lam led to delayed services.
