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Steel bar bribery case at CK Asset project in Hong Kong: timeline of events

Cs news6 months ago02 mins

A CK Asset residential project in Hong Kong is in the spotlight after the anti-corruption agency arrested 10 suspects and uncovered subcontractors allegedly offering incentives to site supervisors in exchange for lax oversight of subpar steel reinforcement work. The latest bribery scandal is not the only hiccup for the project in Kwun Tong, which had…

Collective oversight to blame in Hong Kong’s CK Asset building scandal: experts

Cs news6 months ago02 mins

A bribery scandal involving a 10 per cent shortfall of steel rebar in a residential project under Hong Kong real estate giant CK Asset is the result of collective and wilful oversight at the construction site, independent engineers have warned. While describing the incident as rare, they agreed that the government should step up inspection…