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Scaffolding worker dies after fall in Sham Shui Po

A 54-year-old male worker died after falling from scaffolding while working on a building rooftop in Sham Shui Po on Thursday morning. Emergency responders transported him unconscious to Caritas Medical Centre, where he was pronounced dead. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fall, which union officials suspect may have involved deteriorated concrete or improper anchor attachment.

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WhereSham Shui Po
22.330, 114.159 ±10 km
First reported44 days ago
Published2026-09-11 19:12 UTC
Occurred2026-09-11
Sources2
Casualties reported1
How this travelled.
Reports7Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Scaffolding worker dies after fall in Sham Shui Po. 2026-09-11T19:12:09.609Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:1916. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-11/%E6%B7%B1%E6%B0%B4%E5%9F%97%E6%A3%9A%E5%B7%A5%E5%A2%AE%E6%96%83-%E7%82%BA%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%89%BF%E5%BB%BA%E5%95%86%E5%B7%A5%E4%BA%BA-%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%B6%E5%9B%9B%E5%8F%A3%E5%8E%9F%E7%9B%BC%E7%BF%BB%E6%96%B0%E8%88%8A%E5%B1%85-%E6%83%9C%E9%81%87%E6%A9%AB%E7%A6%8D-166e57d6

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