Hong Kong – Shek O repair works in full swing (with photos/video)
Shek O repair works in full swing (with photos/video)
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The trough of low pressure associated with remnant of Haikui has brought torrential rain, leading to widespread flooding. Landslides and road collapse occurred in Shek O Road yesterday (September 8). The affected road section has been temporarily closed for emergency slope works. The Government is highly concerned about the incident. Coordination across departments is in place to speed up the repair works and dispatch of supplies as well as facilitate evacuation, with a view to rendering assistance to the affected residents.
The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, instructed all departments to race against time to repair roads, provide necessary supplies to residents and carry out evacuations. The operation has two components – the Transport and Logistics Bureau oversees road repair while the Security Bureau coordinates the distribution of supplies and evacuations.
The Southern District Office, together with the Fire Services Department, the Police, the Civil Engineering and Development Department, the Highways Department, the Transport Department and the Social Welfare Department, held an interdepartmental meeting last night to discuss on how to assist the affected residents. All the relevant departments have spared no effort in dealing with the aftermath.
The Southern District Office and the Southern District Care Teams took the fireboat to bring supplies to Shek O via the sea-route in two batches in the morning and in the afternoon today (September 9). Supplies included food, medicines, and SIM cards. The District Officer (Southern) also joined the second batch to co-ordinate efforts of the Care Teams.
The Fire Services Department, the Police, the Home Affairs Department, the Civil Aid Service and the Auxiliary Medical Service assisted the residents in need to take the fireboat and the Police launch to evacuate to the urban areas this afternoon. The District Offices had arranged the Causeway Bay Community Centre to receive villagers evacuated by the Fire Services Department.
The Highways Department and the Civil Engineering and Development Department carried out repairing works at two landslide locations at Shek O Road with a view to resuming traffic as soon as possible. Clearance of soil debris from one of the locations was completed at 3pm today. One traffic lane at the other location of road surface with road surface damaged by the landslide was reopened around 9pm today so as to allow light trucks to pass through. The Highways Department will continue with the emergency repairing works, so that single-decker buses could also drive through the road section concerned by 6am tomorrow, after it is confirmed safe to do so.
The Hongkong Electric Company, Limited (HEC) received a total of six requests for assistance due to power outage from Shek O Village and Tai Long Wan Village. The Government coordinated with HEC personnel for emergency repairs and HEC has assisted the affected households in restoring power today. It has been confirmed that the power supply in Shek O Village and Tai Long Wan Village is normal.
The Southern District Office, the Fire Services Department, the Police, the Auxiliary Medical Service and the Civil Aid Service will station in Shek O over the night to provide emergency assistance to the residents.
LegCo Public Works Subcommittee conducts site visit to cavern construction site of public works project on relocation of Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works (with photos)
****************************************************************************************** At the invitation of the Government, the Legislative Council (LegCo) Public Works Subcommittee conducted a site visit to the cavern construction site and community liaison centre of “PWP Item No. 399DS – Relocation of Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works to caverns” project today (August 29) to learn about the scope, progress and the application of innovative technologies in the project.
Members first visited the community liaison centre and received a briefing from representatives of the Development Bureau and the Drainage Services Department on the scope and progress of the project. Members learnt that the relocation of Sha Tin Sewage Works to caverns can greatly improve the environment of the existing site and its surroundings. It can also release 28 hectares of land mainly for innovation and technology development.
A total of 12 members and non-members of the Public Works Subcommittee joined the visit.
Proposed road works for public housing development in Chai Wan gazetted
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Details of the proposal are set out in the Annex. The plans and scheme of the works are available for public inspection at the following government offices during office hours:
Central and Western Home Affairs Enquiry Centre,
Eastern Home Affairs Enquiry Centre,
District Lands Office, Hong Kong East,
The gazette notice, scheme, plans and location plan are available at
Any person who wishes to object to the works or the use, or both, is required to address to the Secretary for Transport and Logistics an objection in writing, which can be submitted via the following means:
A notice of objection should describe the objector’s interest and the manner in which he or she alleges that he or she will be affected by the works or the use. Objectors are requested to provide contact details to facilitate communication. A notice of objection should be delivered to the Secretary for Transport and Logistics not later than September 26, 2023.
Buildings Department responds to conviction of contractor for construction works under Shatin to Central Link Project for material deviation from works shown in approved plans
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Upon completion of investigations into the irregularities in the construction works at the Hung Hom Stabling Sidings under the Shatin to Central Link Project, and based on the findings of the investigations and after consulting the Department of Justice (DoJ), the BD instigated prosecution action against the concerned registered contractor (Leighton Contractors (Asia) Limited) for an offence under section 40(2A)(a)(ii) of the Buildings Ordinance (BO) (Cap. 123) in May 2020. In the course of the prosecution, the DoJ, having reviewed the circumstances of the case and relevant evidence, and in order to maximise the chance of successful conviction, amended the charge to an offence under section 40(2A)(b) of the BO in June 2023. The details and the factual basis of the case remained unchanged. The two offences are of similar gravity and carry the same maximum penalties (a maximum fine of $1,000,000 and three years’ imprisonment). There is no question of the amended charge being less serious than the original charge.
The BD and the DoJ are studying the verdict to consider whether an appeal should be lodged.
As mentioned in yesterday’s press release, the BD will refer the case to the Contractors’ Disciplinary Board for instigating disciplinary proceedings under the BO.
Contractor for construction works under Shatin to Central Link Project fined for material deviation from works shown in approved plans
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The case is related to the irregularities of the fixing of steel reinforcements in the building works at the Hung Hom Stabling Sidings under the Shatin to Central Link Project carried out in June 2017. Investigations by the BD found that the couplers of the steel reinforcements in a reinforced concrete slab deviated in a material way from the works shown in the plan approved by the BD. Hence, Leighton Contractors (Asia) Limited, the contractor responsible for the building works had committed an offence under section 40(2A)(b) of the BO (Cap. 123). The BD instigated prosecution action against Leighton Contractors (Asia) Limited in May 2020.
A spokesman for the BD said that contractors should carry out building works in accordance with the approved plans and the BO to ensure building and public safety.
Pursuant to section 40(2A)(b) of the BO, any person for whom any prescribed inspection or building works or street works are being carried out and any authorised person, registered structural engineer, registered geotechnical engineer, registered inspector, qualified person, registered general building contractor, registered specialist contractor or registered minor works contractor directly concerned with any such inspection or works who, diverges or deviates in any material way from any work shown in a plan approved by the Building Authority shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $1,000,000 and to imprisonment for three years. Moreover, the contractor who contravenes the relevant provisions of the BO in carrying out building works may also be subject to disciplinary action, liable to be fined, reprimanded or removed from the registered contractors’ register.
Hong Kong – LegCo Public Works Subcommittee conducts site visit to cavern construction site of public works project on relocation of Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works (with photos)
The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
Members then visited the cavern construction site and inspected the Drilling Jumbo, HoloLens and Blasting Supervision System, etc, Members learnt that the project had adopted various innovative technologies which can reduce the construction cost, speed up the construction progress, improve quality control and enhance construction site safety.Hong Kong – Proposed road works for public housing development in Chai Wan gazetted
The Government gazetted today (July 28) the proposed road works in Chai Wan to provide necessary infrastructure for the public housing development near Chai Wan Swimming Pool in order to serve the anticipated traffic demand induced by the development.
G/F, Harbour Building,
38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong
G/F, Eastern Law Courts Building,
29 Tai On Street, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong
19/F, Southorn Centre,
130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
www.tlb.gov.hk/eng/publications/transport/gazette/gazette.html.
Hong Kong – Buildings Department responds to conviction of contractor for construction works under Shatin to Central Link Project for material deviation from works shown in approved plans
In response to the comments on the conviction of the contractor for construction works under the Shatin to Central Link Project yesterday (June 27) for material deviation from the approved plans, a spokesman for the Buildings Department (BD) today (June 28) made the following statement.Hong Kong – Contractor for construction works under Shatin to Central Link Project fined for material deviation from works shown in approved plans
A registered contractor, who had deviated in a material way from the building works shown in the plans approved by the Buildings Department (BD), was convicted and fined $40,000 at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts today (June 27). In view of the conviction, the BD will refer the case to the Contractors’ Disciplinary Board for instigating disciplinary proceedings under the Buildings Ordinance (BO). Ads
