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Commissioner for Labour visits Ex-Kwai Chung Police Married Quarters construction site

To echo with the Labour Department's Occupational Safety Enhancement Campaign "Construction Industry: Safety First", Hip Hing, Occupational Safety and Health Council, Hong Kong Construction Association and Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees’ General Union co-organised a safety talk to strengthen frontline workers' awareness on occupational safety and health on 11 July. Mr Carlson Chan, The Commissioner for Labour, visited Hip Hing's Public Rental Housing Development Site at Ex-Kwai Chung Police Married Quarters to inspect its safety initiatives. He also attended a lunch-box talk with Hip Hing's project team to share views on construction safety.

During the visit, the guests were introduced to a series of working-at-height safety measures which included the adoption of closely boarded bamboo scaffolds on external wall scaffolding to prevent workers from falling; and the provision of mobile working platforms, step platforms and hop-up platforms to protect the health and safety of workers.

Addressing the luncheon, Mr TC Chu, Managing Director of Hip Hing Construction, emphasised that site safety rests upon the belief of "there is no best, only better" and the Company's unwavering commitment to safety remains constant. He also thanked the event organisers for their support in advocating construction safety and presented commemorative pennants to the representatives.

 

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