18 Jun 2024
香港特別行政區 訴 BUILD KING CONSTRUCTION LTD及另四人
- Citation
- [2024] HKCFI 2419
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA71/2023
On re‑hearing the Court accepted the combined eyewitness photographic evidence and expert PW9’s opinion as mutually supporting; appellants failed to discharge the evidential/on‑balance obligation under s18 to prove they had taken all reasonable and practicable steps to prevent falls; the evidence established absence of adequate guardrails, safe access and secure working platforms at multiple locations and that the relevant appellants had direct control of the works; accordingly convictions were sustainable beyond reasonable doubt and appeal dismissed.