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Tseung Kwan O Immigration Department's new headquarters site collapsed and crumbled in mid-air

2022-12-28T05:44:49.354Z


Today (28th) at about 10:30 am, a scale collapsed on the site of the new headquarters building of the Immigration Department on Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O, hanging in the air. The scene was thrilling. It is temporarily unknown whether any workers were injured. Some netizens uploaded multiple days


Today (28th) at about 10:30 am, a scale collapsed on the site of the new headquarters building of the Immigration Department on Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O, hanging in the air. The scene was thrilling. It is temporarily unknown whether any workers were injured.


Some netizens uploaded a number of photos of the collapsed scales hanging in mid-air to the Facebook group. It can be seen that the scales are located high on the site and are precarious.

A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" contacted one of the authors. He pointed out that the scale is called a "sky crane" in the industry. Generally, after the building structure is completed, in order to avoid delays in the project, a crane will be installed on the roof after the scale is dismantled. Cranes with light loads.


The site involved is the new headquarters building of the Immigration Department under construction, which is under the responsibility of the Architectural Services Department, and the general contractor is Hip Hing Engineering. The project was originally scheduled to be completed in 2023 and opened in phases in 2024.

According to the information, the project includes a 17-story main building with south and north wings, a 16-story security building and a basement parking lot, with a total construction area of ​​about 139,327 square meters.

Today (28th) at around 10:30 am, a scale was suspected to have collapsed at the site of the new immigration headquarters on Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O, hanging in the air.

(Photo by Weng Yuhui)

At around 10 am today (28th), the scales of the new headquarters site of the Tseung Kwan O Immigration Department located at Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O were disconnected and hung in the air.

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A 48-year-old welder was crushed to death when the workbench at the new headquarters site of the Tseung Kwan O Immigration Department collapsed

Source: hk1

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