Hong Kong – Sick person in custody dies in public hospital
Sick person in custody dies in public hospital
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A 83-year-old male remand person in custody of Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre died in a public hospital today (May 8) morning.
On May 3, the person in custody was sent to a public hospital due to suspected delirium and physical discomfort. During hospitalisation, his condition deteriorated and he was certified dead at 5.24am 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 remanded at Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre for the offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm in April 2022.
Qualified person prohibited by disciplinary board from certifying prescribed inspection and repair of windows for nine months
****************************************************************************************** The Board’s written decision and order issued on October 29 was published in the Gazette today (November 12). Details are available at the following link: www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/pdf/20212545/egn202125457059.pdf. The Board ordered the RMWC to be prohibited from certifying any prescribed inspection, or certifying or supervising any prescribed repair, in respect of windows in buildings for nine months, with effect from the date of the Board’s written decision. The RMWC shall pay totalling about $53,000, being the costs of the Board and the Buildings Department (BD) for conducting the inquiry. The RMWC submitted a certificate to the BD in November 2016, certifying that the prescribed inspection had been carried out to the windows of two commercial units in Mong Kok and that those windows were safe and no prescribed repair was required. Subsequently, the BD conducted an audit inspection at one of the units. It was revealed that the windows at that unit were enclosed by decorations or timber panels. As the RMWC’s certification that the windows did not require the prescribed repair was only based on the result of inspection from the exterior, no prescribed inspection was actually carried out to the components of the windows. In view of the audit findings, the BD notified the Board for consideration of disciplinary action against the RMWC under the provision of section 13(1) of the BO. A spokesperson for the BD reiterated 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. Any QP who contravenes the relevant provisions of the BO in carrying out the prescribed inspection and repair of windows under the MWIS is subject to enforcement action under the BO. The BD will continue to conduct audit inspections to ensure the quality of prescribed inspection and repair under the MWIS, he added.
Unqualified person fined $60,000 for carrying out minor works
************************************************************* During inspections conducted at an industrial building at Kwai Ting Road, Kwai Chung, in 2017, staff of the Buildings Department (BD) discovered that a workshop was sub-divided into a number of units. The subdivision works involved minor works items under the Buildings (Minor Works) Regulation (Cap. 123N), viz. erection of non-load bearing block walls, laying solid screedings and erection of drains. As the person who carried out the building works was not a prescribed registered contractor, he was prosecuted by the BD. The person pleaded guilty and was fined $60,000 on October 27. A spokesperson of the BD reiterated that any person other than a prescribed registered contractor or a person acting under the supervision of any such contractor, who, without reasonable excuse, carries out minor works is a serious offence. If irregularities are found, the BD will instigate prosecution action. Pursuant to the BO, any person other than a prescribed registered contractor or a person acting under the supervision of any such contractor, who, without reasonable excuse, certifies or carries out minor works commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $100,000 and imprisonment for six months, and to a further fine of $5,000 for each day that the offence continues.
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A sick 73-year-old male person in custody at Stanley Prison died in a public hospital yesterday (March 20). The person in custody suffered from heart disease and hypertension. He required continuous medical care and follow-up at the institution hospital and a public hospital. On March 10, he was sent to a public hospital for further treatment due to physical discomfort. During hospitalisation, his condition deteriorated and he was certified dead at 10.33pm yesterday. 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 conspiracy to defraud in January 2017.
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) should be disciplined for failing to discharge the duties or abide by the requirements imposed on a QP under the BO.Hong Kong – Unqualified person fined $60,000 for carrying out minor works
A person who had no relevant registered contractor qualification as required under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) (Cap. 123) was convicted and fined $60,000 at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts last week for carrying out minor works.Designated person notification
Hong Kong – Sick person in custody dies in public hospital
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