01 Investigation
Author: Zheng Jiaru
2020-02-06 13:50
Last updated: 2020-02-06 13:50An engineer at the Tuen Mun to Chek Lap Kok Link Road construction project currently under construction was diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia, and his Baojia-Buyge associate notified the staff to stop work for 14 days. However, the other two companies in the project, Golden Gate Building and AECOM, require employees to continue construction.
It is understood that the site offices and employee restaurants frequented by diagnosed employees are shared with employees of the other two companies, and all companies in the project have not yet disinfected or cleaned their workplaces.
The Highways Department responded that the Baojia – Bouygues joint venture decided to suspend work for 14 days starting today (6th). Since the office of consultant AECOM and another contractor, Golden Gate Construction Company, are located in another premises, employees are scheduled to continue to work. The Department has also urged contractors to strengthen anti-epidemic measures, including disinfection, provision of masks, and staff to take temperature before entering the office. A spokesman for Gammon Construction stated that cleaning of the office was being strengthened, and employees had been informed of the incident. No employees had been in close contact with patients for the time being. In addition, Baojia and other Ai Yikang companies confirmed by employees did not reply before the deadline.
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The submarine tunnel between Tuen Mun and Chek Lap Kok Link is expected to open to traffic by the end of 2020. (Photos of webpages related to Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge)
Wuhan pneumonia was confirmed to be the 19th confirmed case in Hong Kong. The patient was a quantity surveyor in Tuen Mun to Chek Lap Kok Link (HY / 2017/10). She was one of three patients diagnosed in Hong Kong on February 4. The patient, 60-year-old retired husband and 28-year-old daughter lived in Yukang Court, Hongtian Court, Lam Tin. The three were confirmed and have been transferred to Margaret Hospital in stable condition.
It is reported that the confirmed quantity surveyor once returned to work on the site on February 3 and had a "new year meal" with a group of colleagues. She was admitted to the hospital the following day with a fever and was diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia at night. The Baojia-Buinger affiliate at which he served knew the same day and informed employees that the work would be suspended for 14 days, but did not specify the reason.
Ai Yikang and contractor Golden Gate did not notify staff of a confirmed diagnosis
In addition to Baojia, the same engineering project also includes the consultant company AECOM and the contractor Golden Gate Construction employees. The two companies account for nearly 2,000 of all employees, but the two companies Employees were not notified that someone was diagnosed with the disease. So far, all work has been carried out as usual, and the employee restaurants in the construction site have continued to operate. No major disinfection or cleaning work has been performed.
Ai Yikang and the Golden Gate project management staff held a meeting yesterday, during which they acknowledged that Baojia colleagues had been diagnosed and had entered the employee restaurant. Some people at the table had said that "other people's affairs should not be ignored" and "the shutdown was theirs (Baojia Company). Question "and asked participants not to discuss the matter with anyone else. Sources estimate that fewer than 30 people in the entire project know the actual situation, and most of them don't know that there is a site office employee infected. The incident has been reported to the Highways Department, but the department has not given a shutdown instruction.
Tuen Mun to Chek Lap Kok connection road map. (Photo of Highways Department)
Highways Department: Contractor's office separates staff restaurant from now suspended
The Highways Department responded to media enquiries, stating that an employee of the project contractor Baojia – Bouygues confirmed that he was diagnosed with the new coronavirus in the evening of the 4th. The Centre for Health Protection stated that the person had been arranged to stay in the isolation ward of Princess Margaret Hospital and perform contact tracing. The Baojia – Bouygues joint venture decided to suspend work for 14 days from February 6, and the employee restaurant will be closed from today. The Department explained that, because the consultant company AECOM and another contractor, Golden Gate Construction Company, had their offices in another premises, AECOM and Golden Gate Construction Company arranged for employees to continue to work.
The Department also stated that it had contacted the Centre for Health Protection and would closely monitor the situation and urged the contractor to strengthen epidemic prevention measures, including strengthening disinfection and cleaning, ensuring adequate epidemic prevention equipment, staff should take body temperature before entering the office building on site, and refused to have upper respiratory tract infection Or if a fever-entering staff member enters, further action will be taken if necessary.
Kinmen: Office cleaning is being strengthened
A spokesman for Gammon Construction stated that the contractors have their own offices. Gammon is strengthening the cleaning of the office. There will also be outsourced cleaning companies to carry out comprehensive disinfection work. The staff has been informed of the incident. Close contact.
However, it is understood that although the three companies have independent offices, most of the employees often go in and out of other company offices to work and hold meetings. In addition, some people who have participated in the project pointed out that the quantity surveyor's nature of the project may not always require external contacts, but the office does often have Ai Yikang and Golden Gate staff in and out of meetings.
However, to date, after media enquiries and an Apple Daily report last night, it is reported that Golden Gate has not yet explained to employees, and the management of Ai Yikang only pointed out privately to managers and chose to go home, but he refused to report to all The employee acknowledges the matter or confesses his work status. A large number of people still work as usual today.
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