Three of the six residential buildings at CK Asset’s “starter homes” project in Hong Kong will be demolished and rebuilt in what the developer called the most “time-saving” solution, two years after a scandal over substandard steel reinforcement work halted construction.
The Buildings Department said on Thursday that it had approved demolition plans for three blocks at the Anderson Road development in Kwun Tong, while remedial work was under way at the other three.
Earlier investigations found significant discrepancies between steel reinforcement installed in parts of the six towers and the approved plans, including fewer reinforcing bars than required. Ten people were also arrested in connection with the project on suspicion of bribery and other offences.
CK Asset said the remedial proposals it submitted to the department required investigation and verification, a process it described as “extremely time-consuming”.