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Poor fire retardance, alleged worker smoking among fatal Hong Kong blaze theories, SCMP reports Hong Kong authorities have suspended a drainage replacement project in Kowloon after a contractor’s worker died in an industrial accident.at a site on Yen Chow Street in Sham Shui Po on Wednesday afternoon.
He was taken to Princess Margaret Hospital in a critical condition and later died at about 11.30pm. A government spokesman said on Thursday that Ringo Mok Wing-cheong, director of drainage services, had asked the contractor to provide appropriate help to the victim’s family and expressed his deepest condolences. The department also told the contractor to conduct a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident, suspend related works and carry out safety checks.
The incident follows other industrial deaths in Hong Kong this month, including a lift technician struck by falling metal while working inside a shaft on May 4 and an air-conditioner repairman whoSoaring prices during the Iran war jeopardize travel to tourism-dependent countries in AsiaPhilippine Senate extends deadline for Vice President Duterte to answer impeachment charges Ringgit forecast to trade within a narrow range of RM3.95 to RM3.97 this week amid focus on jobs data
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