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Scaffolder Dies After Fall at Hong Kong Site Despite Wearing Safety Harness

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A 62-year-old scaffolder has died after falling from a construction site in Hong Kong, prompting an investigation by authorities.

The scaffolder was working at a site in Fanling, a residential and industrial area in the northern New Territories near the border with mainland China, when the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon.

According to officials, the man had been working on the fifth floor, installing a nylon safety net on the structure’s exterior, when he fell. Emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 3 pm after the man’s colleagues found him lying motionless on the ground.

Paramedics treated him at the scene and transported him to North District Hospital in Sheung Shui, where he was later pronounced dead.

Authorities confirmed that the scaffolder, who had more than three decades of industry experience, had been wearing a safety harness at the time of the incident. It remains unclear why the equipment failed to prevent the fatal fall.

Hong Kong’s Labour Department has launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident and whether proper safety protocols were followed.

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