Hong Kong contractor ordered to fix flaws found at 3 light public housing projects

Hong Kong’s architectural services authorities have submitted an investigation report on construction flaws identified at three light public housing projects, with remedial work set for completion in the first quarter of next year.

The Architectural Services Department said on Saturday that its director, Michael Li Kiu-yin, had submitted an independent investigation report on issues of improper construction at light public housing projects in Siu Lam, Tuen Mun and Chai Wan to the housing and development bureaus on Wednesday.

Authorities were reviewing the report, the department said.

It added that the contractor had been instructed to begin remedial work earlier this month, including removing and reinstalling the affected modules and to bear all related costs.

“The remedial work will be completed between January and March next year,” the department said, adding that the completion dates of the three projects, previously pledged to the Legislative Council’s public works subcommittee, were not expected to be affected.

The government’s response followed a series of incidents involving Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) flats across various public housing projects, which had raised concerns over the reliability of the new building method heavily promoted by the authorities.