Small Hong Kong firms struggling with scaffold net safety costs: contractor

    Small Hong Kong firms struggling with scaffold net safety costs: contractor

    Hong Kong’s construction watchdog should help small firms procure approved scaffolding nets at a lower cost, a leading contractor has said after inspectors found two sites using plastic meshes that failed security tests. Lawrence Ng San-wa, permanent honorary president of the Hong Kong Construction Sub‑contractors Association, said on Monday that the industry was concerned about…

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    Hong Kong inferno exposes regulatory silos, lax oversight: who is accountable?

      Hong Kong inferno exposes regulatory silos, lax oversight: who is accountable?

      Ambiguous rules, lax supervision and uncoordinated policies involving at least four departments are among some deep-rooted problems contributing to the inferno that killed 160 residents in Hong Kong, analysts have said, as the Post reviewed what went wrong. Some industry insiders also questioned whether housing authorities, who oversee a lesser-known independent checking unit, should have…

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