Poor reclamation work in Hong Kong project caused HK$1 billion in extra costs: auditor

Hong Kong’s Audit Commission has found “unsatisfactory” reclamation work led to HK$1 billion (US$128.5 million) in additional costs for the Tuen-Mun Chek Lap Kok link, a much-delayed HK$47 billion road project.

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The auditor released a report on the project on Wednesday, highlighting that poor quality work had been present from the beginning and had caused delays in the handover of sites.

The road is a strategic link connecting the northwest New Territories to North Lantau, the airport and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.

The northern and southern parts of the road, which are both connected to the city’s port, were assigned to different contractors. As a result, reclamation work at the port had extensive overlaps.

The auditor labelled the reclamation work “unsatisfactory”.

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Costs related to the prolongation of the works and the disruptions amounted to HK$1 billion, the report said.

Contractors could not carry out work as planned due to the delay, and the estimated value of the associated costs reached HK$8 billion.

  

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