Hong Kong to bar firms with integrity offences from building renovation lists
Hong Kong building maintenance consultants and contractors prosecuted or convicted of integrity-related offences in the past three years will be excluded from pre-qualified lists set up for owners undertaking renovation projects, the development minister has said. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said on Tuesday that applications to join the lists – covering inspection…
Hong Kong's development minister announced that firms with past integrity offenses will be barred from building renovation projects, effective October 23. The pre-qualified lists, which include inspection consultants, supervision consultants, and building works contractors, will be reviewed annually. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho stated that offenses such as bribery, corruption, and crimes related to false instruments and forgery will disqualify firms.
The lists aim to enhance oversight of integrity standards following a fatal fire during renovation work last November. To qualify, professionals and companies must have completed at least three inspection or repair projects in the past five years and meet financial and technical competence criteria. Suspensions and removals from the lists can occur due to new prosecutions or site safety incidents.
Linn expressed confidence that sufficient companies and professionals would meet the "stringent and pragmatic" requirements, with tenders using the pre-qualified lists expected in the first quarter of next year.
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