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Cannix Yau

A Hong Kong worker has died after being hit by a falling cage lift suspected to have been caused by a machine malfunction at a residential project construction site.
Police said on Saturday the 41-year-old man lost consciousness after he was crushed by the cage lift while trying to move items at the site of Pavilia Farm III at 1.30pm.
Part of his body was crushed by the iron frame of the cage when it fell on him, leaving him unconscious.
Police said preliminary investigations showed the cage lift suddenly malfunctioned before it fell, trapping the man on the ground as he was transporting materials.
Rescuers who arrived at the scene rushed the worker to Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin for emergency treatment, but he was pronounced dead at 2.25pm.
Police investigating the cause of the incident have classified the case as an industrial accident.
The man was reportedly married with children, aged six and 13, in mainland China.
A spokesman for project contractor Hip Seng Construction said the company was deeply saddened by the accident and expressed their deepest condolences to the family of the deceased.

The company would cooperate with the police’s investigation, the spokesman added.
The project, standing atop Tai Wai station in Sha Tin, is being jointly developed by New World Development and the MTR Corporation.
New World said in 2021 the two blocks of the development had to be demolished and rebuilt because the concrete strength of the wall base failed to meet safety standards.
The accident was the third such tragedy this week.
On Thursday a 37-year-old worker fell to his death at a terminal under construction at the Hong Kong International Airport after he reportedly lost his footing on the sixth floor of the T2 Concourse and fell to the fourth floor.
A worker also fell to his death from a building while dismantling bamboo scaffolding on Tuesday.
Last month, a baggage and cargo handler employed by Hong Kong Airport Services died four days after falling while operating a conveyor belt on the tarmac.


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