When Hong Kong construction worker David Wong (not his real name) fell 1.5 metres from a crane and landed flat on his back on a loading truck in 2017, he could not have imagined two years on, he would still be suffering from the work injury, and worse still, left impoverished by it.Despite bumping his head and back and getting a swollen left hand immediately after the accident, the father of one returned to work a week later, after getting Chinese medicine treatment.Wong, 50, soldiered on for…
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Why an industrial accident could mean a life of pain and poverty for Hong Kong construction workers
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