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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Middle East: 1,929 cases from 40 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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Where?
by authority- Fanling Magistrates' Courts, Hongkong (Anklage: Labour Department) €79,028 35 % · 1 case
- Shatin Magistrates' Courts, Hongkong (Anklage: Labour Department) €70,237 31 % · 1 case
- West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, Hongkong (Anklage: Labour Department) €56,920 25 % · 1 case
- Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts, Hongkong (Anklage: Environmental Protection Department) €8,683 4 % · 1 case
- Eastern Magistrates' Courts, Hongkong (Anklage: Environmental Protection Department) €8,584 4 % · 1 case
What for?
by area of lawAll areas of law
Who?
by company- Sun Shine Decoration Limited, Wai Tat Aluminium & Glass Engineering Company Limited €79,028 35 % · 1 case
- In Construction Limited €70,237 31 % · 1 case
- Hip Seng Builders Limited €56,920 25 % · 1 case
- Chevalier (Construction) Company Limited €8,683 4 % · 1 case
- China Harbour Engineering Company Limited €8,584 4 % · 1 case
When?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | €65,603 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 | €87,612 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | €70,237 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
5 cases
14 Apr 2026 Sun Shine Decoration Limited, Wai Tat Aluminium & Glass Engineering Company LimitedHong Kong: HKD 730,000 in fines for two contractors after fatal fall €79,028
The court fined Sun Shine Decoration HKD 500,000 and Wai Tat Aluminium & Glass Engineering HKD 230,000, HKD 730,000 in total, for breaches of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations. The case arose from a fatal accident on 16 May 2025 at a house in Kwu Tung, in which a worker fell into the swimming pool of the neighbouring house while fixing insulation boards on a metal canopy.
Work on roofs and canopies requires fall protection planned in advance, even at residential houses, and every company involved can be held liable for breaches.
Fall protection when working on roofs and canopies
- Authority / court
- Fanling Magistrates' Courts, Hongkong (Anklage: Labour Department)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance; Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 14 Apr 2026
Original amount 730,000 HKD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 14 Apr 2026.
- Contractors fined for violation of safety legislation (14 April 2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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4 Sep 2026 In Construction LimitedHong Kong: HKD 640,000 fine for In Construction after fatal crane accident €70,237
In Construction was fined HKD 640,000 for breaches of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and the regulations on lifting appliances and safety management. On a foundation construction site in Tai Po on 30 September 2025, a female worker had been trapped between the rear end of a slewing crawler crane and the railing of a steel platform and later died.
A crane's slewing zone must be cordoned off, especially on confined platforms where railings create a crushing point.
Securing the danger zone of slewing cranes
- Authority / court
- Shatin Magistrates' Courts, Hongkong (Anklage: Labour Department)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance; Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) Regulations; Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Management) Regulation
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 4 Sep 2026
Original amount 640,000 HKD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 4 Sep 2026.
- Contractor fined for violation of safety legislation (4 September 2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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22 May 2026 China Harbour Engineering Company LimitedChina Harbour Engineering: 78,000 HKD for discharge into water control zone €8,584
In April 2026 China Harbour Engineering Company Limited was fined 78,000 HKD at the Eastern Magistrates' Courts (a Hong Kong magistrates' court) under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Hong Kong's water pollution law) because the company had discharged waste or polluting matter into a water control zone on 14 July 2025; the prosecution was brought by the Environmental Protection Department (Hong Kong's environmental authority). It was the highest fine among the 40 environmental convictions the department published for April 2026.
Discharges into waters must be authorised in advance and monitored continuously – a single incident is enough for a criminal conviction in Hong Kong.
Water protection and authorised discharges
- Authority / court
- Eastern Magistrates' Courts, Hongkong (Anklage: Environmental Protection Department)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Einleitung von Abfall oder verunreinigenden Stoffen in eine water control zone)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 22 May 2026
Original amount 78,000 HKD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 May 2026.
- Environmental Protection Department: EPD convictions in April (2026) – Liste der Verurteilungen Enforcement database of an authority
- HKSAR Government (EPD): EPD convictions in April (22.05.2026) Press release of an authority
- Environmental Protection Department: EPD convictions in April Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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23 Feb 2026 Chevalier (Construction) Company LimitedHong Kong: HKD 80,000 fine for Chevalier (Construction) for breaching a noise permit €8,683
Chevalier (Construction) was fined HKD 80,000 in January 2026 because on 23 February 2025 the company carried out prescribed construction work in breach of the conditions of its construction noise permit. It was the heaviest single fine among the 34 convictions reported by the Environmental Protection Department for January 2026.
A noise permit only protects a site as long as its conditions on hours and equipment are actually observed.
Complying with noise permit conditions on construction sites
- Authority / court
- Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts, Hongkong (Anklage: Environmental Protection Department)
- Area of law
- Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
- Legal basis
- Noise Control Ordinance (Bauarbeiten entgegen den Bedingungen einer Construction Noise Permit)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 23 Feb 2026
Original amount 80,000 HKD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 Feb 2026.
- EPD convictions in January 2026 (Liste der Verurteilungen) Enforcement database of an authority
- EPD convictions in January (23 February 2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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21 Jan 2026 Hip Seng Builders LimitedHong Kong: fines for Hip Seng Builders after fatal electrocution raised to HKD 521,000 €56,920
After a fatal accident on 19 August 2023 at a construction site in Chek Lap Kok, in which a worker received an electric shock while carrying out electrical work on a false ceiling, Hip Seng Builders had been fined HKD 261,000 on 23 January 2025. On the prosecution's application, the court reviewed the sentence and on 21 January 2026 increased the fines to HKD 521,000. The conviction was under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance and two regulations on construction site and electrical safety.
Electrical work on construction sites requires isolation and testing before work starts; Hong Kong prosecutors actively challenge sentences they consider too lenient.
Electrical safety during installation work on construction sites
- Authority / court
- West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, Hongkong (Anklage: Labour Department)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance; Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations; Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Electricity) Regulations
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Published
- 21 Jan 2026
Original amount 521,000 HKD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Jan 2026.
- Court makes review decision on sentencing for violating occupational safety and health legislation (21 January 2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link