致浩達控股(01707.HK):土力資源已向勞工處提交安全改善計劃
格隆匯 10 月 20日丨致浩達控股(01707.HK)公佈,有關附屬因香港一宗致命工程事故收到12張傳票事項,土力資源(即被告)須於2020年10月19日就該等傳票出庭應訴。由於土力資源正就該等傳票徵詢法律意見,並需要更多時間為訴訟作準備,土力資源申請將訴訟聆訊延遲,而法院將聆訊延遲三個星期至2020年11月9日。
該事故發生後,土力資源已委聘一名獨立安全顧問就該事故進行安全調查,且其後已對土力資源及其所有分包商實施內部事故預防計劃作為加強安全措施,以提高安全意識並預防同類事故再次發生。此外,為迴應有關該工程的停工通告,土力資源已向勞工處提交安全改善計劃。勞工處信納土力資源所提交的改善計劃,並於2020年8月12日解除停工。即使該事故造成延誤,但該工程已於2020年9月下旬竣工併產生少量財務虧損。
董事會認為,土力資源於發生該事故的關鍵時刻已根據香港法例第282章僱員補償條例規定適當地投保了兩份有效的保單(即僱員補償保單及公共責任保單)。在該事故發生後,土力資源已按照必要程序通知保險公司。根據該等保單,保險公司有責任根據僱員補償條例及按普通法就該事故附帶的索賠(包括人身傷害索賠)向土力資源作出彌償。然而,倘法院根據該等傳票對土力資源判處任何罰款,預計該等責任將不在相關保險的承保範圍內。就與該事故有關且須待保險公司同意的若干成本╱開支(包括(其中包括)約滿酬金、律師費、獨立安全顧問費用等)而言,僱員補償保單或不涵蓋有關成本及開支。因此,對集團的最終財務影響將取決於(i)該等傳票的結果;及(ii)無法向保險公司追討的其他潛在索償,以及與該事故有關的成本╱開支導致的損失程度。集團目前無法確定上述(ii)導致的確實損失金額,但董事會現時認為上述(ii)的索償已獲得該等保單充份涵蓋。
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