Larvotto, The Arch residents unhappy with response to window falls
People living in luxury blocks where window panes have cracked or fallen say developer, government ignore their concerns over safety
Residents living in fear of breaking windows in two luxury high-rise apartment complexes say the Buildings Department and developers have ignored their concerns about safety and depreciating property values.
In Ap Lei Chau's Larvotto complex - where 34 glass planes have cracked and, say residents, three have fallen out since last year - frustrated residents have formed a committee to put pressure on the developer to take action.
Those in The Arch, a luxury estate above Kowloon Station, say they asked the Buildings Department to inspect the windows.
"The government has been slow to respond, so several of us have been trying to speak to experts and lawyers to try to find out which party is liable for the problem," said a member of the committee formed at Larvotto.
Residents have been provided with little information by the Buildings Department on the action it proposed to take, while the project's developer, a company called Cheerjoy Development, had not been helpful, either.
Cheerjoy Development is a joint venture of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Kerry Properties and Paliburg Holdings. Kerry Properties is part of the Kerry Group, the controlling shareholder of the SCMP Group, which publishes the South China Morning Post. Sun Hung Kai Properties is the project manager of the Larvotto.