Hong Kong to bar firms with integrity offences from building renovation lists
Por Edith Lin — South China Morning Post – News feed
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Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says applications to pre-qualify will open from next Wednesday and lists rolled out by year-end
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Edith Lin Published: 8:17pm, 22 Sep 2026 Updated: 8:22pm, 22 Sep 2026
Hong Kong building maintenance consultants and contractors prosecuted or convicted of integrity-related offences in the past three years will be excluded from pre-qualified lists set up for owners undertaking renovation projects, the development minister has said.
Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said on Tuesday that applications to join the lists – covering inspection consultants, supervision consultants and building works contractors – would open from next Wednesday and close on October 23, with the lists to be set up by the end of the year.
Linn told the Legislative Council’s development panel that the lists would be reviewed every two years, as authorities tightened oversight of integrity standards.
“If they are convicted of integrity-related offences, they will be removed from the pre-qualified lists immediately,” Linn said.
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