3 arrested over missing fire-safety parts in 48 Hong Kong lifts, source says
Hong Kong police have arrested a director and two registered lift engineers on suspicion of deception in connection with faulty replacement works on 48 lifts at two housing estates, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said on Friday that the three suspects were from Taizoom Elevator, which replaced nine lifts at Tsui Ping (North) Estate in Kwun Tong and 39 lifts at Pok Hong Estate…
Three individuals have been arrested in connection with missing fire-safety parts in 48 lifts across two Hong Kong housing estates, according to the South China Morning Post. Taizoom Elevator, the company behind the faulty replacement works, has three of its personnel under arrest: a 79-year-old director and shareholder, as well as two registered lift engineers aged 63 and 82.
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department discovered the issue after receiving a complaint, leading to the arrest and an investigation that uncovered the presence of critical smoke control devices. The company's actions are suspected to be fraudulent and involve false statements to the inspection department and owners' corporations. The case has been handed over to the regional crime unit for New Territories South.
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