LCQ22: Strengthening occupational safety and health protection for airport employees

Following is a question by the Hon Tang Ka-piu and a written reply by the Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Ms Mable Chan, in the Legislative Council today (October 28): Question: There are views suggesting that given the characteristics of the work environment at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), including round-the-clock operations, intensive manual labour and multiple work activities, importance should be attached to employees' occupational safety and health (OSH). In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) of the respective numbers of cases involving injuries, fatalities and occupational diseases as defined by (i) the Employees' Compensation Ordinance, (ii) the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and (iii) the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance that occurred within HKIA's construction works areas and daily operation areas in each of the past five years (with the relevant figures set out in a table); whether it knows if the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has formulated higher standards for reporting OSH incidents in addition to the statutory requirements, such as including "near-miss cases", etc; if so, of the numbers of

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