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Hong Kong contractors ‘hid unsafe scaffolding netting’ as tower fire toll rises to 151

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Dec 2, 2025

Investigators in Hong Kong say contractors used unsafe scaffolding netting at the housing estate destroyed by last week’s deadly fire, and then tried to...

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Scaffolding under scrutiny after Hong Kong tower blaze kills 128

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Nov 28, 2025

This article has been updated as authorities confirm a revised death toll and launch a criminal and corruption inquiry. At least 128 people have died,...

Asia

Hong Kong launches construction safety drive after serious incidents

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Nov 13, 2025

Hong Kong has begun a city-wide crackdown on unsafe practices in the construction sector after a series of fatal and serious accidents. The Labour Department...

Asia

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

Scaffmag Newsdesk - May 7, 2025

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...

Asia

Hong Kong to Phase Out Bamboo Scaffolding Over Safety Concerns

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Mar 21, 2025

Hong Kong is set to scale back its iconic use of bamboo scaffolding as officials take steps to improve safety standards on building sites. In...

Asia

Hong Kong Scaffolders Defend Bamboo After Calls to Switch to Steel

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Jan 17, 2025

Industry leaders in Hong Kong have dismissed suggestions that switching to steel scaffolding would prevent construction accidents, warning that abandoning the city’s traditional bamboo...

Asia

Scaffolding Worker Falls to Death at Hong Kong Factory Building

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Nov 5, 2024

In a tragic incident in Hong Kong, a scaffolding worker fell to his death earlier today while dismantling bamboo scaffolding on an industrial building...

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One dead in Hong Kong scaffolding collapse

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Oct 8, 2021

A large scaffold on a tower block in Hong Kong has collapsed onto a busy street killing a female worker and trapping others. The bamboo...

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Contractors Fined for Death of Scaffolder

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Sep 9, 2020

Two contractors have been fined just £9,500 by the courts in Hong Kong for the death of a scaffolder. On 27 December 2018 in the...

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Video: High rise scaffolding falls as typhoon rips through Hong Kong

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Sep 17, 2018

Credit: @HighlandPaddyHK Shocking video filmed in Hong Kong during typhoon Mangkhut shows the moment scaffolding collapsed on a highrise housing development project. The deadly typhoon Mangkhut...

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