The construction site at Tong Yin Street near Chi Shin Street saw a 2-meter-high working platform suddenly collapse at 2pm, trapping a 48-year-old male worker.

He fell unconscious after being rescued by firefighters and other workers, and was later pronounced dead after being taken to Tseung Kwan O Hospital.

The case was listed as an industrial accident and under police investigation.

The construction site concerned was the new headquarters building of the Immigration Department, which has been contracted to Hip Hing Construction Company.

The project included a 17-story main building with north and south wings, a 16-story security building and a basement parking lot, with a total gross floor area of 139,327 square meters. The new headquarters was scheduled to complete construction in 2023 and open in phases in 2024.

Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims said the victim was a welder and had two school-age children with his wife.

The association said it was saddened by the accident. Its staff had contacted the family. and would provide appropriate support and assistance.

It also said it was just a month after a female worker fall from the SOGO construction site in Kai Tak on April 18, urging the Labour Department to conduct thorough investigations into the accident and prosecute anyone found to have violated safety regulations.