"Construction worker dies after being crushed by falling cage lift at residential property site" 11 November

A worker has died after being crushed by a falling cage lift at a construction site in Tai Wai. It is the third fatal industrial incident Hong Kong has seen in five days.

The 41-year-old man was believed to have been grabbing materials out of the cage on Friday when it suddenly fell onto him, leaving him unconscious, according to the Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims...

According to local media, the man – surnamed Chen – was from Fujian province in China... His brother told reporters that Chen had been working at the construction site for around half a year.

The Labour Department said in a statement that it had issued suspension notices to the contractors involved and suspended the use of the cage lift.

The construction site is for The Pavilia Farm, a mega residential project developed by the MTR Corporation and New World Development...

The Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims said it was shocked and saddened by the spate of accidents. “We… urge the government and contractors to carry out their responsibility in terms of protecting workers and take safety measures. Workers should also protect themselves at all times,” the group wrote in a Chinese Facebook post on Friday...

[the Resource Centre's unofficial translation from local media coverage in Chinese]

Hip Seng Construction Group, the main contractor, expressed deep regret over the fatal accident at its Tai Wai site and offered condolences to the deceased worker's family. The company said it would work with subcontractors to provide assistance and cooperate with government investigations.

MTR Corporation told HK01 it is deeply concerned about the worker's death and has requested developer New World Development to suspend all work pending investigation and safety review. MTR Corp said it has urged both New World Development and Hip Shing Construction to provide appropriate assistance to the worker's family.