Published: 4:50pm, 6 Oct 2025Updated: 4:56pm, 6 Oct 2025
Hong Kong authorities have set up an independent team to investigate “installation issues” with prefabricated units at three light public housing sites, warning that they will hold the contractor and related parties accountable.
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The Architectural Services Department warned on Monday it would take regulatory actions and hold the contractor and related parties accountable for the flawed modular integrated construction (MiC) units found in Siu Lam, Tuen Mun and Chai Wan.
In August, the Siu Lam light public housing project under the contractor Able and Chun Wo Joint Venture was discovered to have cut construction bolts without authorisation.
The department has stepped up inspections at the Siu Lam site and the two other light public housing projects, located at Yan Po Road in Tuen Mun and Sheung On Street in Chai Wan. The other two sites have also been managed by Able and Chun Wo Joint Venture since last month.
“Through proactive inspections and in-depth examinations, the department has discovered more on-site installation issues,” the department said.
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“This incident is not related to the quality of modular integrated construction units, but involves on-site work procedures.”
The department did not disclose details of the irregularities.