Hospital Authority makes statement on labour dispute involving subcontractor of United Christian Hospital expansion project and construction sector imported labour
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesman for the Hospital Authority (HA) made the following statement today (September 9) regarding a labour dispute involving a subcontractor of the United Christian Hospital (UCH) expansion project and construction sector imported labour:
The HA today is aware of a labour dispute involving a subcontractor of the main contractor undertaking the UCH expansion project and construction sector imported labour. The HA is highly concerned about the incident and has instructed the main contractor to properly manage the dispute with its subcontractor, and to ensure that its subcontractor resolves the dispute in accordance with the contract terms as soon as possible so as to protect the interests of the concerned workers. The main contractor has reported to and will maintain close contact with the Labour Department to follow up on the incident.
The HA has also requested the main contractor to conduct a thorough investigation and submit a report as soon as possible, and to ascertain that the UCH expansion project is unaffected by the incident.
C&WDO receives report of loss of hirer data by facility management services contractor of Sai Ying Pun Community Complex
The Central and Western District Office (C&WDO) received a report of the loss of hirer data by a facility management services contractor today (September 16).
The C&WDO has engaged a facility management services contractor, Synergis Facility Management Limited (the Contractor), to assist in managing the Sai Ying Pun Community Complex Community Hall (the Community Hall) and handling the booking applications for use of the Community Hall and its facility from September 2022 to August 2025.
The Contractor reported to the C&WDO this morning that a staff member of the Contractor, who is responsible for handling the booking applications for use of the Community Hall and its facility, had lost a portable device (USB) during work on September 14. The device contains the name of organisation, date and time of the event, name and contact number of the contact person for 306 applicants. The data involved does not include any identity card number or other personal identifiers.
Upon receiving the report, the C&WDO promptly requested and accompanied the Contractor to report the incident to the Police and reported the matter to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data this afternoon. The C&WDO is contacting all the affected applicants to offer apologies and explain the incident. Meanwhile, a hotline (2852 3735) has been set up for persons affected to make enquiries. The C&WDO has also immediately suspended the Contractor from handling the booking applications for use of the Community Hall and its facility. The Home Affairs Department (HAD) has also informed the Property Management Services Authority to take appropriate follow-up action as the Contractor has failed to handle personal data properly as a licensed property management company.
The C&WDO sincerely apologises to the persons affected for any inconvenience caused and will follow up seriously to prevent reoccurrence of similar incidents . The C&WDO strongly condemns the Contractor concerned for the incident and has required the Contractor to submit a detailed report and take all necessary measures to prevent further leakage of the data involved. The HAD will not allow the Contractor to bid any other projects of the HAD until it has taken satisfactory measures.
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