News Hong Kong airport workers protest over unpaid wages Workers demonstrated and blocked cars at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) last week citing lack of payment on a project run by Gammon Construction, a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty and…
News McDonald’s consultant charged with bribery by Hong Kong corruption watchdog A former construction consultant for McDonald’s has been charged with bribery after he allegedly accepted a US$10,000 watch. The case has been brought by Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption…
News Hong Kong could cut building costs by using Chinese standards, association says 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…
News Worker killed by falling 1.2-tonne glass panel 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…
News Manager of China Railways subsidiary charged with accepting $250,000 bribe 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…
News Mace made programme management partner for Hong Kong’s MTR Corp 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…
News Arup loses $25m in sophisticated deepfake scam 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…
News Cimic wins $2.8bn hospital expansion scheme in Hong Kong 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…
News Evergrande boss loses homes worth $190m as company fights liquidation 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,…
News Snøhetta’s Airside tower “folds, tears and cuts” above Hong Kong 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…
News Hong Kong’s Aggressive Construction company loses license 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…
Innovation Bamboo housing for the elderly would be cheaper, faster and greener Four recent graduates designed a living complex for the elderly built almost entirely of bamboo.
News Leighton Asia win M&E contracts for 9,700 flats in Hong Kong 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,…
News Aurecon retained for major Hong Kong housing development 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…
News Gammon to build $473m Cyberport extension in Hong Kong 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…
News Hong Kong lays out plans to meet growing shortage of construction workers 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…
News Hong Kong space firm aims to build $1bn spaceport in Djibouti 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…
News Snøhetta designs urban farm for Hong Kong residential development 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…