A 68-year-old construction worker is in critical condition after being struck by an electric chain hoist at a Hong Kong Government site undergoing drainage replacement works on Wednesday morning.The site on Yen Chow Street in Sham Shui Po is part of the Government’s drainage pipe replacement project that spans from Tsuen Wan to West Kowloon. The project is expected to be completed by the end of this year.Police said they received a report from the site at 8.30am. One of the victim’s colleagues found him unconscious and bleeding from the head.
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WED · 2026-05-27 · 07:06 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0527-79521
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Construction worker struck by falling chain hoist in critical condition
A 68-year-old construction worker is in critical condition after being struck by an electric chain hoist on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred at a Hong Kong government site on Yen Chow Street in Sham Shui Po, where drainage replacement works are underway.
Fiona ChowSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-27 · 07:06 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A 68-year-old construction worker is in critical condition after being struck by an electric chain hoist on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred at a Hong Kong government site on Yen Chow Street in Sham Shui Po, where drainage replacement works are underway. The project, part of a larger drainage pipe replacement spanning from Tsuen Wan to West Kowloon, is scheduled for completion by year-end. Police were alerted to the incident at 8:30 am. A colleague discovered the victim unconscious and with a head injury.
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The victim was found unconscious and bleeding from the head by a colleague.
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Police received a report from the site at 8:30 am.
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The site is located on Yen Chow Street in Sham Shui Po.
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The incident occurred at a Hong Kong government site undergoing drainage replacement works on Wednesday morning.
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A 68-year-old construction worker is in critical condition after being struck by an electric chain hoist.
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