A worker fell to his death at a construction site in Hong Kong on Tuesday, despite reportedly wearing a safety harness. The 62-year-old scaffolder was working on the fifth floor of a construction site on On Chuen Street, next to the Grace Industrial Building, in Fanling and fell sometime before 3pm. His colleagues found him…
Hundreds of customers, including young parents, have taken to online platforms to complain about a popular clinic chain in Hong Kong suspected to have abruptly closed down earlier this week. Parents who had paid thousands of Hong Kong dollars in advance for their children’s vaccination at clinics under Alliance Medical Group scrambled to arrange jabs…
A catering sector union has urged the Hong Kong government to regularly review a scheme to import workers to ease long-standing staff shortages and pause it if needed, saying more than 200 locals had reported being fired and replaced by newcomers. The Eating Establishment Employees General Union said on Thursday that it had received a…
Hong Kong’s government watchdog has urged the authorities to step up random checks on construction sites after its largest investigation in years found staff signing off on safety documents without carrying out actual inspections. The Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday also called on authorities to speed up investigation procedures and take more rigorous disciplinary…
Hong Kong bamboo scaffolding specialist Ho Ping-tak brimmed with pride as he recalled the many landmarks he had worked on since arriving from mainland China in 2000. Among them were the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon – the city’s tallest building – the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai and Kai…
Hong Kong bamboo scaffolding specialist Ho Ping-tak brimmed with pride as he recalled the many landmarks he had worked on since arriving from mainland China in 2000. Among them were the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon – the city’s tallest building – the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai and the…
About 60 domestic helpers in Hong Kong diagnosed with cancer or other critical illnesses have been illegally fired by their employers due to their condition since 2020, support groups have said. The organisations on Sunday also urged the government to extend public healthcare coverage to domestic helpers who were pursuing discrimination cases after having their…
About 60 domestic helpers in Hong Kong diagnosed with cancer or other critical illnesses have been illegally fired by their employers due to their condition since 2020, support groups have said. The organisations on Sunday also urged the government to extend public healthcare coverage to domestic helpers who were pursuing discrimination cases after having their…
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Hong Kong trade unions face more stringent scrutiny of their affiliations with external organisations under a proposal to expand the power of labour officials and align their operational requirements with national security laws. The Labour Department said on Wednesday that its proposed amendments to the Trade Unions Ordinance included regulating unions’ receipt and use of…