Hong Kong police have arrested a director and two registered lift engineers on suspicion of deception in connection with faulty replacement works on 48 lifts at two housing estates, the South China Morning Post has learned.
The latest suspected faults come just months after a fiasco involving lifts at a new hospital block, and experts said on Friday a thorough review of the regulatory process could be needed
A source said the three suspects were from Taizoom Elevator, which replaced nine lifts at Tsui Ping (North) Estate in Kwun Tong and 39 lifts at Pok Hong Estate in Sha Tin.
One of the suspects was a 79-year-old director and shareholder of Taizoom. The other two were registered lift engineers who examined the installations and signed safety certificates, aged 63 and 82, respectively.