Checks found lifts missing fire-resistant frames in all 39 buildings
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said the findings exposed a gap in its usual pre-permit checks and prompted a wider inspection.
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Tsui Ping (North) Estate arranges checks within three days for replaced lifts in service
The checks follow a department report that door-frame components were missing from lifts whose replacement work had been reported complete; installation was due to start on 16 October.
Two men arrested over nine linked burglaries with about HK$1.7m in reported losses
Police say stolen cards were passed to a second suspect for unauthorised online transactions; residents were urged to secure doors and windows.
Social Welfare Department arranges transitional residential care for three siblings
A video showing an 11-year-old girl carrying beer at Fu Tai Estate prompted public concern.
Four men arrested after suspected debt-collection attack at Long Ping Estate
Nine households on one floor had corridor windows smashed; other damage included blocked keyholes and debt-collection messages.
Hong Kong records ninth melioidosis case of year after woman dies
The 74-year-old had chronic illness and lived in Sham Shui Po; officials are investigating the infection source and cause of death.
Terence Arnold recommended for Hong Kong’s top court, pending LegCo consent
If approved, the former New Zealand Supreme Court judge would become the Court of Final Appeal’s sixth overseas non-permanent judge.
Police arrest man over three alleged liquid-splashing incidents on escalators
The October case left a woman with a serious finger injury; her online account, reported by HK01, described the finger as fractured.
More than 250 personnel to patrol high-risk hills for Chung Yeung weekend
Twelve teams will cover sites in the western and northern New Territories, with drones monitoring for smoke and helping in hard-to-reach areas.
Wang Fuk Court sale agreements cover 93.2% of units as bureau outlines case-by-case approach
The Housing Bureau cited title issues, probate and owners being overseas among circumstances that may merit individual arrangements.
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