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Government rejects suggestions surveyor conspired with contractor

1 month ago02 mins

A lawyer for the Hong Kong government has rejected “groundless” assertions that its surveyors conspired with a renovation contractor at the centre of the city’s deadliest fire in decades to conceal flammable materials used at the site, suggesting the firm did not have enough time to plan a deception before a crucial inspection. But Jenkin…

All eight buildings had been under renovation and covered with bamboo scaffolding and mesh netting since the summer of 2024. Photo: Dickson Lee

Residents of Tai Po blaze building misled over renovation project, inquiry told

2 months ago03 mins

Residents of a housing complex destroyed in one of Hong Kong’s deadliest fires were misled into picking a convicted contractor for the estate’s renovation project amid “widespread” bid-rigging and other corruption in the construction industry, a public hearing has been told. The judge-led independent committee also heard on Friday that an engineering consultant allegedly accepted…