Switching to metal scaffolding will not prevent construction accidents in Hong Kong, industry groups have said, adding that replacing a century-old bamboo craft will threaten 4,000 jobs.

A concern group representing scaffolding workers on Friday said they opposed the idea of stopping the use of bamboo scaffolding in construction. A scaffolding collapse at a construction site in ...

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Bamboo scaffolding is typically used on small-scale construction projects in the country, particularly in rural areas, but often discarded after use. Circular raffia mats provide shade and ...

Police received a report at around 4 pm on Monday that a large bamboo scaffold — which measured around 20 metres by 60 metres — collapsed at the site where the New Acute Hospital’s tumour ...

Hong Kong authorities have said they are investigating the collapse of scaffolding at a construction site that left 11 workers injured, including one still in critical condition, on Monday.

The labour chief highlighted that the Government recently revised the Code of Practice for Bamboo Scaffolding Safety and all relevant scaffolding works have to comply with the code of practice. “We ...

"The government should review the safety of bamboo scaffolding, because they are not made from a very stable material," she said. "If we are continuing to use bamboo scaffolding, there should be ...