https://www.scmp.com/rss/523852/feed The latest news and top stories on the Architectural Services Department. A Hong Kong-based governmental body, the Architectural Services Department (ArchSD) is dedicated to designing constructing and maintaining public facilities across the territory. Its main areas of focus include facilities development upkeep and providing professional advisory services. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng Hong Kong authorities have set up an independent team to investigate irregularities with materials used in the installation of prefabricated units at three light public housing sites, warning that they will hold the contractor and other relevant parties accountable. The Architectural Services Department warned on Monday it would take regulatory action against the contractor and related parties responsible for flawed modular integrated construction (MiC) units found in Siu Lam, Tuen Mun and Chai... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3328006/hong-kong-investigates-installation-issues-3-light-public-housing-projects?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3328006/hong-kong-investigates-installation-issues-3-light-public-housing-projects?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Oct 2025 08:50:43 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Hong Kong authorities have suspended some construction work on a light public housing project after discovering irregularities in certain screws, ordering the contractor to investigate and fix the problem. The Housing Bureau said on Friday that it found 23 screws had been cut without permission on the fourth and fifth floors of a temporary public housing project in Siu Lam. A regular inspection by the Architectural Services Department on August 30 had discovered the problem, the bureau... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3325334/hong-kong-partially-halts-work-light-public-housing-project-over-defective-bolts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3325334/hong-kong-partially-halts-work-light-public-housing-project-over-defective-bolts?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:57:34 +0000 David Dodwell David Dodwell Counterfeit bricks in MTR’s Tung Chung East station project, improperly sourced bottled water for government departments, substandard trainers for lifeguards – recent scandals in Hong Kong have aroused controversies rooted in the government’s public procurement process. Few Hongkongers have the vaguest idea of the scale of government procurement, even though it is everywhere around us. The Government Transparency Institute, which tries to monitor government procurement worldwide, estimates it... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3325245/hong-kongs-procurement-scandals-reminder-constant-vigilance-needed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3325245/hong-kongs-procurement-scandals-reminder-constant-vigilance-needed?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:30:09 +0000