For Hong Kong Fire, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has arrested 12 people. Some are suspected of purchasing non-fire-retardant scaffold netting and “mixing” it with compliant materials in order to obtain a passing safety test report.
Compliant netting was allegedly installed only at the lower sections of the building, while non-compliant netting was used above. The price difference between the two types is around HKD 100,000.
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1/ I don’t often speak in my professional capacity as a Hong Kong–born, UK-chartered construction professional (MRICS, MAPM, NECReg, among others). But I need to address inaccurate reporting about bamboo scaffolding in the Hong Kong Tai Po fire.
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