Tuen Mun Hospital announces false ceiling falling incident
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A spokesman for Tuen Mun Hospital (TMH) made the following announcement today (March 16) on a false ceiling falling incident:
At around 9am today, one piece of false ceiling in a store room located at the main block of TMH fell down. Maintenance staff has arranged emergency repairs and after inspection, it was believed that the incident was caused by water seepage at a drainage pipe. The incident did not involve structural safety of the building.
No patients or staff were injured in the incident and patient service was not affected.
The hospital has reported the incident to the Hospital Authority Head Office via the Advance Incident Reporting System.
Ends/Thursday, March 16, 2023
Issued at HKT 15:22
Issued at HKT 15:22
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