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news Scmp World 2026-06-08

Worker dies after falling from construction site in Hong Kong

A 33-year-old worker died after falling from a building under construction at a public housing site in Hong Kong. Police are investigating the incident as an industrial accident.


A worker died on Monday afternoon after falling from a building under construction at a public housing site in Hong Kong. Police said they received a report at 2.25pm from a staff member at the Yan Po Road site in Tuen Mun that a 33-year-old man had fallen about 44 metres (144 feet) from a building under construction and was found unconscious. He was rushed to Tuen Mun Hospital but was certified dead at 3.11pm. The case has been classified as an industrial accident. Detectives from the Tuen Mun....

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