The Hong Kong Construction Association says Hong Kong could adopt mainland Chinese standards for construction materials instead of using British and EU standards to cut building costs, which are currently…

An experienced curtain-wall installer in Hong Kong died on 28 December after being struck by a falling 1.2-tonne glass panel at a commercial construction site at West Kowloon high-speed rail…

Hong Kong’s Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC) yesterday charged a manager with China Railways 15th Bureau (CR15) with accepting a US$250,000 bribe from a subcontractor. Xu Wenju, 40, deputy general…

Hong Kong’s transit operator, MTR Corporation, has appointed Mace as its programme management partner for new railway extension projects. A UK-headquartered international construction consultant, Mace will set up an integrated…

Hong Kong police have launched an investigation after an employee of engineering consultant Arup was tricked by deepfake imagery and sound into sending criminals HK$200m (US$25m) earlier this year. Arup…

A joint venture between Cimic subsidiary Leighton Asia and China Railway First Group has been selected by the Hong Kong Hospital Authority for a US$2.8bn expansion of North District Hospital…

Two luxury homes in Hong Kong owned by Xu Jiayin, the chairman of beleaguered Chinese property developer Evergrande, have been seized by a creditor. Located in the upmarket Peak district,…

The 213m-tall, mixed-use Airside Tower has opened in Hong Kong. It was designed by Norwegian architect Snøhetta and located on top of the Kai Tak MTR station on the site…

Chinese contractor Aggressive Construction Engineering has lost its licence to operate in the region as the result of a death on site in 2022. Aggressive was due to have its…

Four recent graduates designed a living complex for the elderly built almost entirely of bamboo.

Cimic subsidiary Leighton Asia has announced that over the past 18 months it has been awarded US$75m in mechanical and electrical (M&E) contracts in Hong Kong. Leighton Asia’s M&E arm,…

Australia-headquartered consultant Aurecon has been appointed by Cheung Kong Holdings to provide civil, structural, and geotechnical consulting services for a large, proposed residential development at Kai Tak, Sung Wong Toi…

UK contractor Balfour Beatty said its 50:50 joint venture, Gammon Construction, has won a US$473m contract to build a 10-storey building at Hong Kong’s Cyberport business park. The project will…

Hong Kong’s Development Bureau has set out its plans to increase the number of construction workers in the region. The agency plans to improve construction training, increase productivity, improve the…

Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group (HKATG) has signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a $1bn spaceport in Djibouti. The signatories were HKATG, the Djibouti government, and Belgian software developer…

Two of three “clubhouses” designed by Norwegian architect Snøhetta for a large-scale residential development in Hong Kong have been completed. The Tea House and the Farm House have been added…

Gammon Construction has won a £300m contract from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group to build an office building in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. The 25-storey tower, to be built on…

Three workers died and six were injured on Wednesday in Hong Kong when a tower crane collapsed at a construction site on Anderson Road, Sau Mau Ping.