Lift firm faces probe over missing fire door frames

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) has referred a registered lift contractor, Taizoom Elevator Company (HK) Limited, to the police for possible fraud following inspections that revealed missing fire-resistant door frames in 48 newly installed lifts at two public housing estates. The contractor carried out replacement works on 39 lifts at Pok Hong Estate in Sha Tin and nine lifts at Tsui Ping (North) Estate in Kwun Tong between February last year and July this year, but only installed the fire doors themselves, leaving the corresponding door frame components missing.

While the lifts can continue to operate safely, the EMSD noted that the absence of the door frame components constitutes a non-compliance, and that preliminary evidence suggests the company was guilty of serious negligence or misconduct, which may involve criminal offences such as fraud and making false statements. The department has instructed Taizoom to install the missing components within a month at its own cost, with each lift requiring a one to two-day suspension for the work to be completed, with inspections to be carried out on all lifts installed by Taizoom citywide within three days.

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