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Trust, Communication, Collaboration, Ownership Hong Kong. Construction safety has been the foremost priority in the construction industry. With the help of technical improvements, improved systems and procedures, the accident rate per 1000 workers reduced from 369.3 in the 1990s to 219.9 in 1996 . It was further reduced to 68.1 in 2003 with the improvement of systems and overall training of workers. Text: Dr. A. Li – YHL Consulting on behalf of China State Construction Engineering