Hong Kong contractor Aggressive Construction Engineering loses licence over safety concerns after fatal accident
- Aggressive Construction Engineering, a subsidiary of Great Harvest Group, will be removed from government’s registered list of contractors on November 16
- Company has about month to settle five private residential and commercial projects, development minister Bernadette Linn says
A Hong Kong engineering company has lost its operating licence over safety concerns following a fatal accident last year, while its sister company which had four workers killed at its sites is also facing a review by the authorities.
Aggressive Construction Engineering, a subsidiary of Great Harvest Group, would be removed from the government’s registered list of contractors on November 16, Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho on Wednesday said.
“Starting from that day, the contractor can no longer carry out any construction work,” Linn said after announcing that the company’s bid to renew its licence, which expired in December, was rejected.
Director of Buildings Clarice Yu Po-mei said the company could apply to renew its licence in future, but it had to convince the committee overseeing contractor registration that it was competent.
The company had about a month to settle five private residential and commercial projects, secretary Linn said.
The residential projects are expected to yield 4,900 homes between next year and 2027. About 1,700 flats have already been sold.
“There is still some time,” Linn said. “As long as developers and authorised people follow up as soon as possible in the coming month, the impact on projects is controllable.”