Hong Kong’s Aggressive Construction loses 3 public housing contracts to new firm

Hong Kong’s Aggressive Construction loses 3 public housing contracts to new firm

Hong Kong’s housing authorities have awarded contracts for the building of three public estates originally under Aggressive Construction Company, a firm linked to five workplace deaths in recent years, to a new contractor. China Overseas Building Construction was announced as the replacement on Thursday after Aggressive was removed from the government’s registered list of contractors…

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Hong Kong construction sector urged to rehire workers from troubled contractor

Hong Kong construction sector urged to rehire workers from troubled contractor

Hong Kong industry leaders have called on new contractors to rehire workers and subcontractors from a local construction company that will lose its operating licence, to minimise delays in building 7,100 public homes. One construction sector leader also warned against a loophole that permits companies to re-register simply by changing the authorised person. Chau Sze-kit,…

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