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Check out contractors

23 Mar 2012

Choosing the right contractor for home renovations is a crucial first step.

Simplified system for contractors on renovation

31 Dec 2010

Building owners must now look for a registered contractor to carry out renovation work that involves structural change.

Signed, sealed, undelivered

14 May 2008

Having heard horror stories about home renovations when Hong Kong resident and HR professional Rachel Autherson began hers, she sought to protect herself by employing a contractor recommended by a...

Contractors chosen in Dickson case

12 May 2006

The Housing Authority yesterday selected two contractors to finish the work begun by Dickson Construction at three sites which it took over in February due to serious delays in work.

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$3,200 payday for laid-off workers

10 Apr 2006

$2m donation will not affect claims against contractor

More than 600 workers locked in a dispute over unpaid wages with subcontractors hired by government contractor Dickson...

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Contractor to be sued for $6m in back pay

Government decides to take Dickson to court, tightens rules to protect workers

The government will take former Housing Department contractor Dickson Construction to court over unpaid...

APPALLED BY HIGHWAY PROJECT DEBACLE

I find the current situation regarding the Tolo Highway roadworks to be appalling.

No favouritism

J. Lee complained about the police headquarters in Arsenal Street getting 'special treatment' (South China Morning Post, November 7).

Building workers keep up pressure

About 100 construction workers took to the streets yesterday to demand stricter controls on the industry's subcontracting system.

Union alarm over unpaid wages

Complaints by construction workers over unpaid wages have surged in the past six months due to employers' recklessness in putting in low bids for projects, unionists claim.

Building scandals prompt new rules

Contractors and suppliers of government works projects will be held responsible for wrongdoing of employees, agents or subcontractors, under rules announced yesterday.