27 Oct 1998
HKSAR v. CHINA ROAD ENGINEERING & INVESTMENT CO. LTD.
- Citation
- HKSAR v. CHINA ROAD ENGINEERING & INVESTMENT CO. LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA268/1998
Electric cables supplying the crane were 'live' whenever the electrical supply was switched on; the contractor had a duty under Regulation 47(1) to take preventive measures before and during works if workers were liable to contact live cables; the offence is one of strict liability so the prosecution need not prove knowledge that cables were live; conviction stands.