Authorities have ordered inspections of all ceiling hoists for lifting patients in Hong Kong public hospitals after an external cover fell off the track of one device in a ward on Wednesday evening.
The Hospital Authority said it was “very concerned” about the incident – the second involving equipment crashing down in the space of about two weeks – and had told all facilities to inspect hoists similar to the one involved at Tuen Mun Hospital.
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