Revised heat stress warning system may lack rest provisions: industry experts

Hong Kong’s outdoor workers may still lack adequate rest under the revamped heat stress warning system, a lawmaker and a construction industry representative have said, adding that work breaks triggered by higher alerts are not protected by law. Their views followed a Thursday announcement by the Labour Department to revise operations behind the Heat Stress at Work Warning system to better safeguard outdoor workers, after a lack of higher alerts during record-breaking temperatures earlier this..