Workers stage protest to demand wages owed by contractor involved in Tai Po fire
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A group of construction workers held a protest outside an upscale residential estate in Hong Kong to demand payment from Prestige Construction & Engineering Co Limited for several months' unpaid wages. The Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union stated that Prestige owed the workers millions of dollars. On Wednesday, about 15 workers staged the demonstration at Baguio Villa in Pok Fu Lam, holding banners and chanting slogans. Two workers climbed up the scaffolding as part of the protest, prompting police to investigate and deploy personnel from the Fire Services Department. The incident did not affect traffic, and officers set up a rescue cushion beneath the scaffolding as a precaution. The protest is related to Prestige's involvement in the renovation project at Wang Fuk Court, where a fire killed 168 people last November.
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