{
  "id": 12882486,
  "title": "CK Asset opts to rebuild 3 blocks at starter homes project after steelwork scandal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ck-asset-opts-to-rebuild-3-blocks-at-starter-homes-project-after",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:50:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370223/ck-asset-opts-rebuild-3-blocks-starter-homes-project-after-steelwork-scandal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CK Asset, a developer in Hong Kong, has decided to demolish and rebuild three out of six residential buildings in its \"starter homes\" project after a scandal involving substandard steel reinforcement work. The Buildings Department in Hong Kong approved the demolition plans for the three affected blocks at the Anderson Road development in Kwun Tong. The developer, China Railway Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited, described the remedial solution as the \"most time-saving\" option, stating that it required investigation and verification by an engineering consultant. Ten people were arrested in connection with the project on suspicion of bribery and other offenses. The project, intended for first-time flat buyers who are ineligible for subsidized housing, has faced quality concerns since August 2024, when a report alleged problems with the steel reinforcement work. The initial contractor, Aggressive Construction Engineering, lost its operating license in 2023, and Superb Interior Contracting Company took over the project in the same year.",
  "summary": "Three of the six residential buildings at CK Asset’s “starter homes” project in Hong Kong will be demolished and rebuilt in what the developer called the most “time-saving” solution, two years after a scandal over substandard steel reinforcement work halted construction. The Buildings Department confirmed on Thursday that it had approved demolition plans for three blocks at the Anderson Road…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "CK Asset opts to rebuild 3 blocks at starter homes project after steelwork scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ck-asset-opts-to-rebuild-3-blocks-at-starter-homes-project-after-12886955",
        "published": "2026-10-08T13:50:08.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}