A Hong Kong construction company linked to five workplace deaths in three accidents will have a ban on its operating licence lifted following a temporary court order, even as two of the firm’s six contracts have been terminated.
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The Development Bureau said on Wednesday that Aggressive Construction Company would remain on the government’s registered list of contractors on Friday after the Court of First Instance allowed the firm to apply for a stay of execution on the decision.
It said project owners could monitor Aggressive’s performance at sites operated by the company if there were still construction activities.
Authorities had already terminated its contract for the Chai Wan Government Complex public works project on Sunday after assessing that the firm’s performance was “far below the contractual requirements”.
“The government will endeavour to arrange in the near term for a new contractor to take over and finish the remaining works,” the spokesman said.
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The Chai Wan project was one of the six developments undertaken by Aggressive when authorities last month announced the company would be removed from the registered list of contractors coming Friday.
Aggressive earlier filed an appeal against the government after authorities rejected its licence renewal due to safety concerns arising from three fatal incidents.