Lifeguard union says it received more than 100 reports of discomfort or foot injuries, resulting in second procurement issue in recent weeks
Hong Kong authorities are looking into complaints about new government-supplied shoes after a lifeguard union received more than 100 reports of discomfort or foot injuries, becoming the second procurement issue to be raised in recent weeks.
The Hong Kong and Kowloon Life Guard’s Union earlier revealed that the Leisure and Cultural Services Department had previously switched from shoes provided by global sportswear company Mizuno to a new, lesser-known brand called “JWS”, despite its objections
Union chairman Ching Hoi-ting said on Wednesday that his organisation had received more than 100 complaints from lifeguards who had experienced discomfort after wearing the cheaper shoes.
“Some of them have reported experiencing heel or foot pain, blisters, plantar fasciitis and knee pain,” he told a radio programme.
