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Hong Kong drainage project suspended after worker struck by chain hoist dies

2 months ago02 mins

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…

Police, Labour Department and Drainage Services Department officers investigating the accident at the Yen Chow Street site in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Jelly Tse

Construction worker struck by falling chain hoist in critical condition

2 months ago01 mins

A 68-year-old construction worker is in critical condition after being struck by an electric chain hoist at a Hong Kong government site undergoing drainage replacement works on Wednesday morning. The site on Yen Chow Street in Sham Shui Po is part of the government’s drainage pipe replacement project that spans from Tsuen Wan to West…