Inspections ordered at 8 more houses in Hong Kong’s One Stanley after rebar scandal
Hong Kong authorities have ordered the developer of the One Stanley luxury estate to inspect eight more houses – including one acquired by a Mongolian mining tycoon’s family – and the common area of a flat, in the wake of a scandal involving alleged substandard works at a building in the residential development. The details of the inspection were announced in a sales brochure updated on Friday by…
Hong Kong's One Stanley luxury estate developer has been ordered to inspect eight additional houses and a common area, following a scandal involving alleged substandard construction work at a building within the development. The additional inspections are part of a broader effort by the Buildings Department to monitor and investigate the construction issues at the estate.
The new inspection orders include a detached house and a flat, both of which have been identified as potentially having insufficient steel reinforcement. The scandal has raised concerns about the quality and safety of construction work in Hong Kong, with several other construction-related issues also coming to light in recent months.
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