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Three firms fined HK$900,000 each over worker's electrocution

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Three companies have each been fined over HK$900,000 for their roles in the fatal electrocution of a worker at the Hong Kong Science Park. The incident occurred three years ago when an apprentice electrician was handling solar panel wiring during rainy conditions. The main contractor, China Power International Development, and two subcontractors, A Kourage and Skynet Engineering Company, were found to have committed serious negligence by failing to implement adequate safety measures. AI

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Three firms fined HK$900,000 each over worker's electrocution

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fiona Chow ·

    3 firms fined over HK$900,000 each for role in apprentice electrician’s death

    A main contractor and two subcontractors have been fined more than HK$900,000 each for their role in the death of a 38-year-old worker who was electrocuted while handling wiring for solar panels during wet weather at the Hong Kong Science Park three years ago. Magistrate Jeffrey …

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