Hong Kong – Sick person in custody dies in public hospital
Sick person in custody dies in public hospital
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A sick 62-year-old female person in custody at Lo Wu Correctional Institution died in a public hospital today (April 21).
The person in custody suffered from lung cancer. She required continuous medical care and follow-up treatment at the institution hospital and a public hospital. On April 8, she was sent to a public hospital for treatment due to physical discomfort. During hospitalisation, her condition deteriorated and she was certified dead at 2.23pm today.
The case has been reported to the Police. A death inquest will be held by the Coroner’s Court.
The person in custody was sentenced to imprisonment for the offence of theft in September 2023.
Person in custody rescued from suicide dies in public hospital today
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At 3.41am on August 26, the person in custody attempted suicide by hanging with a towel tied to the grille bars of his cell. Correctional officers immediately provided first aid treatment to the person in custody and sent him to a public hospital for treatment. After being rescued, he had all along remained unconscious and received in-patient treatment in the public hospital. His condition deteriorated today and he was certified dead at 4.03pm.
The case has been reported to the Police. A death inquest will be held by the Coroner’s Court.
The person in custody was remanded for the offence of trafficking in a dangerous drug in January 2023.
Remand person in custody escaped at hospital
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The 64-year-old male remand person in custody was referred and admitted to QEH for treatment and hospitalisation due to physical discomfort yesterday (June 21). At about 4am today, he suddenly escaped from the handcuffs tied to the bed and ran away when the correctional staff went to the nurse station at the hospital ward. Officers at the scene immediately ordered him to stop, mounted the chase and called for reinforcement. The Police was also informed of the incident. The remand person in custody was recaptured by the Police at 5.45am.
The Correctional Services Department has appointed a board of enquiry to conduct a thorough investigation of the incident.
The person in custody was remanded for the offence of making child pornography.
Sick remand person in custody dies in public hospital
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Qualified person prohibited by disciplinary board from certifying prescribed inspection and repair of windows for nine months
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Hong Kong – Person in custody rescued from suicide dies in public hospital today
A 61-year-old male remand person in custody at Stanley Prison attempted suicide on August 26. After being rescued, he was sent to a public hospital for treatment and was certified dead today (August 29).Hong Kong – Remand person in custody escaped at hospital
A remand person in custody of Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre escaped at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) today (June 22).Hong Kong – Sick remand person in custody dies in public hospital
A sick 57-year-old male remand person in custody at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre died in a public hospital today (December 19).
The remand person in custody suffered from hepatitis and had a chronic drug abuse history. He required continuous medical care and follow-up at the institution hospital. On December 12, he was sent to a public hospital for treatment due to physical discomfort. During hospitalisation, his condition deteriorated and he was certified dead at 5.55pm today.
The case has been reported to the Police. An inquest into the death will be held by the Coroner’s Court.
The person in custody was remanded for the offence of inhaling a dangerous drug in December 2022.Hong Kong – Qualified person prohibited by disciplinary board from certifying prescribed inspection and repair of windows for nine months
The Registered Contractors’ Disciplinary Board has completed a disciplinary inquiry under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) and decided that a Registered Minor Works Contractor (RMWC) appointed as a qualified person (QP) under the Mandatory Window Inspection Scheme (MWIS) and its Authorized Signatory (AS) should be disciplined for having been convicted by the court of offences relating to prescribed inspection and repair of windows and failing to discharge the duties or abide by the requirements imposed on a QP under the BO.
The Board’s written decision and order issued on July 29 was published in the Gazette today (August 12). Details are available at the following link: www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/20222632/egn202226324283.pdf.
The Board ordered the RMWC and its AS to be prohibited from certifying any prescribed inspection, or certifying or supervising any prescribed repair of windows, for nine months with effect from the date of the Gazette and to pay about $70,000, being the costs of the Board and the Buildings Department (BD) for conducting the inquiry.
The RMWC submitted a certificate to the BD in June 2016, certifying that the prescribed inspection and the prescribed repair had been carried out to the windows of a residential unit in Tsuen Wan. Subsequently, the BD carried out an investigation in response to a report and found that some of rivets of the windows were corroded or missing, the locking device of a window was missing and a glass pane was cracked.
The RMWC and its AS were later prosecuted and were convicted and fined $40,000 in total at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on October 25, 2017, pursuant to sections 40(2A)(c), 40(2AF), 40(2B)(b) and 40(6) of the BO for knowingly misrepresenting a material fact; failure to ensure the windows were safe; and carrying out the prescribed repair in such a manner as was likely to cause a risk of injury to any person or damage to any property.
In view of the convictions, the BD notified the disciplinary board for its consideration of disciplinary action against the RMWC and its AS under the provisions of sections 13(1) and 13(3) of the BO.
A spokesperson for the BD reiterated today that in order to ensure building safety, the BD attaches great importance to the quality of the prescribed inspection and repair of windows by a QP under the MWIS. Any QP who contravenes the relevant provisions of the BO in carrying out the prescribed inspection and repair of windows under the MWIS is not only liable to criminal prosecution but also disciplinary action under the Ordinance.
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