Hong Kong builders issue smoking ban blueprint ahead of Friday adoption

Hong Kong’s construction sector has rolled out a unified blueprint to enforce a strict, site-wide smoking ban taking effect on Friday, a major safety overhaul triggered by the deadly Tai Po fire last year.The guidelines, released by the Hong Kong Construction Association along with eight other industry groups on Thursday, are aimed at creating a unified and clear framework to ensure that different types of work abide by the same set of principles under the new smoking ban at sites.“The release of the guidelines marks the industry’s commitment to turning the smoking ban at construction sites into a concrete implementation,” said Simon Liu Sing-pang, president of the association.