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Oct 16, 2024

Hong Kong authorities probe fatal fall of worker from scaffolding at Stamford American School | South China Morning Post

Police say man believed to have fallen from scaffolding in work accident at building on No 25 Man Fuk Road in Ho Man Tin Hong Kong’s Stamford American School has suspended works on its site and

Police say man believed to have fallen from scaffolding in work accident at building on No 25 Man Fuk Road in Ho Man Tin

Hong Kong’s Stamford American School has suspended works on its site and pledged to cooperate with an official investigation into the death of a worker who fell from scaffolding on its campus.

The school in Ho Man Tin said on Monday it was deeply saddened that one of their contractors had lost his life, adding it was actively cooperating with authorities to ensure the accident was fully investigated

“In the meantime, all works are suspended at the site affected until authorities give permission for them to continue, and we have received assurances that they can be completed safely,” it added.

The school also said it did everything it could to ensure the compliance of all applicable occupational health and safety laws and regulations, and had required its facilities managers and contractors to do the same.

The institution is listed at the address given by authorities, with scaffolding observed around the lower floors where the building faces Princess Margaret Road.