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Chow, F. (2026, September 23). Engineer gets 160 hours’ community service over Queen Mary Hospital lift defects. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368479/engineer-gets-160-hours-community-service-over-queen-mary-hospital-lift-defects?utm_source=rss_feed
Chow, Fiona. “Engineer gets 160 hours’ community service over Queen Mary Hospital lift defects.” South China Morning Post, 23 Sept. 2026, https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368479/engineer-gets-160-hours-community-service-over-queen-mary-hospital-lift-defects?utm_source=rss_feed.
Chow, Fiona. “Engineer gets 160 hours’ community service over Queen Mary Hospital lift defects.” South China Morning Post, September 23, 2026. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368479/engineer-gets-160-hours-community-service-over-queen-mary-hospital-lift-defects?utm_source=rss_feed.
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A Hong Kong-registered lift engineer, Law Wing-chai, aged 54, was sentenced to 160 hours of community service in the Eastern Court for submitting misleading documents and improperly issuing safety certificates regarding 24 lifts at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block. The court found him guilty of two summary offences under the Lifts and Escalators Ordinance after hospital authorities discovered serious defects that delayed services. Problems included uneven starts or stops, halted elevators failing to open doors properly, damaged electronic components, faulty wiring connections, and poor installation workmanship. These issues affected one of Hong Kong’s largest hospitals on Hong Kong Island, impacting patient care significantly.