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South China Morning Post
4 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Court suspends work ban on Hong Kong contractor linked to 5 site deaths
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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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.
South China Morning Post
6 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's Aggressive Construction appeals against rejection of licence renewal
A Hong Kong construction company has filed an appeal against the government's decision to reject its licence renewal due to safety violations linked to five deaths in three accidents, including a 2022 crane collapse that killed three workers. Authorities said on Monday that Aggressive Construction Company had lodged an appeal with the Court of First Instance against the Buildings Department's move to refuse the renewal application. 'As the case is now undergoing judicial proceedings, the Buildings Department is not in a position to make any comments,' a department spokesman said. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said late last month that Aggressive would be removed from the government's registered list of contractors on June 20, making it ineligible to carry out works under the Buildings Ordinance. A day later, the company said that it would file an appeal as it had stepped up safety checks since the fatal 2022 accident. It also warned that the government's move would slow the progress of public housing flats and affect the livelihoods of thousands of workers. The firm, a subsidiary of Great Harvest Group, came under intense scrutiny when a 65-tonne tower crane collapsed at a site on Anderson Road in Kwun Tong in September 2022. Three workers died and six others were injured.
South China Morning Post
23-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong construction sector urged to rehire workers from troubled contractor
Hong Kong industry leaders have called on new contractors to rehire workers and subcontractors from a local construction company that will lose its operating licence, to minimise delays in building 7,100 public homes. One construction sector leader also warned against a loophole that permits companies to re-register simply by changing the authorised person. Chau Sze-kit, chairman of the Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union, said on Friday that the best option for completing the construction of public flats on time was to rehire workers from soon-to-be-banned contractor Aggressive Construction Company. 'I suggest that [new contractors] retain the original subcontractors, as they face pressure to finish building the public flats for residents,' Chau told a radio show. The Development Bureau said on Thursday that Aggressive Construction Company would be removed from the government's registered list of contractors on June 20, following five fatalities in three accidents. One incident involved a 2022 crane tower collapsing and killing three workers on site.
RTHK
23-05-2025
- Business
- RTHK
Call to minimise fallout from builder's projects ban
A lawmaker says the government had "no choice" but to pull the plug on a major contractor in charge of several public construction projects, saying work-site safety must come first when renewing the registration of Wai-kwok, who represents the engineering sector, also said he hopes authorities would do their best to ensure that existing subcontractors and staff can stay on when projects being handled by the major contractor are passed on to new made the call following an announcement by Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn on Thursday that Aggressive Construction will be removed from the government's list of approved general building contractors from June firm was involved in multiple construction incidents between 2020 and 2023, resulting in five on RTHK's Hong Kong Today programme on Friday, Lo explained why it took the government years to make up its mind."The time taken seems to be quite long, but we have to understand that to deal with such an application is indeed not an easy task," he said."The Buildings Department and the Contractor Registration Committee had to verify all the data submitted and analyse the incidents and the track record of the company, their submission."And they have to interview the authorised signatories and the project directors these really take time and it's not an easy decision."Aggressive Construction has been given one month to wrap up its said the firm is in charge of six public projects, including four housing estates."This, unfortunately, will cause delays for these projects, but I think we've got no choice," he speed up the transition, the lawmaker expects the government to directly engage "trustworthy" contractors, instead of inviting interested firms to lodge tenders.
South China Morning Post
22-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong authorities to revoke contractor's licence over safety record
Authorities will revoke a Hong Kong construction company's operating licence next month due to safety concerns after three incidents involving five fatalities, including one in 2022 that killed three workers due to a fallen crane tower. Advertisement Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said on Thursday that Aggressive Construction Company would be removed from the government's registered list of contractors on June 20. 'From that day onwards, it cannot carry out any building works under the Buildings Ordinance,' she said. The company, a subsidiary of Great Harvest Group, attracted significant public attention when a 65-tonne tower crane collapsed at its construction site on Anderson Road in Kwun Tong in September 2022. The incident resulted in the deaths of three workers and left six others injured. Linn confirmed the company was in charge of six projects, including three public housing estates under the Housing Authority, the city's major public housing provider, as well as the construction of a government building in Chai Wan. Advertisement She said the authority and the government would strive to find a new contractor for the four projects in two months upon the expulsion of the company.
