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Chow, F. (2026, September 17). 3 firms fined over HK$900,000 each for role in apprentice electrician’s death. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367889/3-firms-fined-over-hk900000-each-role-apprentice-electricians-death?utm_source=rss_feed
Chow, Fiona. “3 firms fined over HK$900,000 each for role in apprentice electrician’s death.” South China Morning Post, 17 Sept. 2026, https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367889/3-firms-fined-over-hk900000-each-role-apprentice-electricians-death?utm_source=rss_feed.
Chow, Fiona. “3 firms fined over HK$900,000 each for role in apprentice electrician’s death.” South China Morning Post, September 17, 2026. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367889/3-firms-fined-over-hk900000-each-role-apprentice-electricians-death?utm_source=rss_feed.
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In 2019, a 38-year-old apprentice electrician was fatally electrocuted while handling wiring for solar panels at the Hong Kong Science Park during wet weather conditions. The main contractor, China Power International Development, and two subcontractors, A Kourage and Skynet Engineering Company, were found to have contributed to the incident through serious negligence in safety measures. A joint venture between China Power and Hong Kong and China Gas Company, called Towngas-China Power (HK) Integrated Energy Company, was also involved but not directly cited for negligence by the court. Magistrate Jeffrey Sze Cho-yiu fined each company more than HK$900,000 for their roles in the worker’s death, highlighting that no on-site supervision had been conducted at all during the installation works.
