However, Labour and Welfare secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung told local papers that 10 summonses had been issued to site owners for other site safety lapses. The sweep came after two workers were killed and five trapped in wreckage when a Wolffkran crane collapsed during a climbing operation at a demolition site in Causeway Bay. The wave of inspections will be backed up by a course on crane safety awareness at the Construction Industry Training Authority next monthj.
Hong Kong safety sweep finds no flaws
A sweep of 215 construction sites in Hong Kong by Labour Department inspectors, after the fatal collapse of a Wolffkran crane, has found no faults with crane operations.