Hong Kong authorities investigate alleged construction irregularities at One Stanley

Hong Kong’s Buildings Department has launched a further investigation into alleged construction irregularities at One Stanley, a luxury residential development in the Southern district, after receiving a complaint from an owner. The complaint concerned the structural safety of floor slabs at the development. An online property news platform, WuChatProp, later reported that an inspection of a house had found insufficient steel bars in some parts of the property.

The report said the shortage was as much as 75% of the amount shown in approved building plans. The department said on Saturday that it was very concerned about the matter. It said officers inspected the property in March and found that the overall building structure did not pose any significant danger.

The department had also asked the project’s registered structural engineer to provide a report, material test reports and related certificates. Inspections conducted between June and September found that part of a beam lacked required wire mesh and that some floor slabs did not conform to the drawings. The department said these irregularities did not pose an obvious danger, while adding that it had continued monitoring the situation.

Officials plan to meet the developer, contractors, registered structural engineers and other relevant parties. The department said it would take serious action, including prosecution and disciplinary proceedings, if the investigation found breaches of the Buildings Ordinance. One Stanley, at No.

128 Wong Ma Kok Road, comprises 32 detached houses and 11 low-rise blocks containing 50 flats. K&K Property is the developer and Treasure Construction Engineering, a subsidiary of China State Construction Development Holdings, is the building contractor. A spokesman for K&K Property could not be reached for comment.