Hong Kong authorities have found that lifts in another 39 buildings are lacking proper door-frame components following an investigation into faulty replacement works carried out by a contractor involving missing fire-safety parts. The South China Morning Post also learned on Friday that police had arrested a director and two registered lift engineers from the lift contractor, Taizoom Elevator, on suspicion of deception over work at 48 lifts at two housing estates. The latest incidents come just...

Hong Kong authorities have ordered the developer of One Stanley to inspect eight more homes, including one acquired by a Mongolian mining tycoon’s family, as concerns over substandard work at the seaside luxury estate mount. The details of the inspection were contained in a sales brochure updated by developer K&K Property on Friday and follow an announcement by the Buildings Department last month that it would conduct random checks on buildings at the estate. Online property news platform...

The operator of Hong Kong’s flagship San Tin Technopole has pledged to offer affordable land to attract tenants, while revealing plans to reclaim and redevelop fish ponds near the Shenzhen border to accommodate a client requiring substantial premises. Sunny Chai Ngai-chiu, chairman of San Tin Technopole Company Limited (STTCL), on Wednesday also welcomed the proposed funding of HK$10 billion (US$1.27 billion) for the government-owned entity overseeing the technology cluster next to the mainland...

The arrest of a domestic helper over the suspected murder of an elderly woman has dominated Hong Kong headlines, with police investigations revealing that the 93-year-old had been assaulted repeatedly in the hours before her death on Sunday. Citing surveillance footage, police said on Monday the 52-year-old Indonesian helper hit the widow, surnamed Kwan, on the head, face and neck, stepped on her abdomen and moved her body in a “rough and violent manner”. The helper appeared to be Kwan’s primary...