Canada’s AtkinsRéalis has been appointed lead design consultant for infrastructure and public facilities on the first phase of an innovation and technology park between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Working for…

A joint venture between Canada’s AtkinsRéalis and the UK’s Arup has won two contracts from Hong Kong’s Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD). They will work on the first phase…

Aecom has finished the 4km-long eastern section of the Fanling Bypass, the first major transport project delivered in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis, which will connect Hong Kong with Shenzhen and…

Balfour Beatty subsidiary Gammon Construction and developer Hongkong Land are using carbon dioxide mineralisation technology on concrete poured at Hong Kong’s Landmark retail area. Engineered by Canadian company CarbonCure, the…

Hong Kong’s Labour and Welfare Bureau has issued new extensive tobacco control measures, including a ban on smoking on construction sites. The ruling follows a deadly fire at a residential…

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen professional standards, talent development and industry knowledge with the Hong Kong Institute of Construction (HKIC),…

A joint venture of UK-headquartered consulting engineers Arup and Mott MacDonald has announced that the 4.7km-long Yau Ma Tei section of Hong Kong’s Central Kowloon Bypass has opened to traffic.…

After typhoon damage, builders used ‘cunning methods’ to hide non-approved netting, officials say.

Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) arrested eight people today in its probe into possible corruption in the refurbishment of the housing estate that burst into flames on Wednesday.

Hong Kong police today arrested three men they said were in charge of a construction company after flames engulfed seven high-rise apartment blocks under refurbishment yesterday in the Tai Po District of the New Territories.

Hong Kong’s Labour Department (LD) has launched a safety enforcement drive following a spate of construction site deaths and accidents. Starting tomorrow, 8 November, occupational safety officers will inspect worksites,…

From fast-track adjudication to no more pay-when-paid, Hong Kong is serious about keeping cash flowing in construction, but there are pitfalls for contractors. The Construction Industry Security of Payment Ordinance…

A joint venture of UK firms Mace Consult and Arup has been appointed programme management partner for a 30,000-hectare urban development called “Northern Metropolis” in Hong Kong. The two will…

The government of Hong Kong has picked a joint venture of Aecom and AtkinsRéalis to build the Hong Kong section of the Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Rail Link. The JV will…

A Hong Kong contractor fighting to keep its licence to build in the special administrative region after a spate of site deaths has been kicked off its four remaining projects.…

Chinese contractor Aggressive Construction Engineering has appealed the dismissal of its appeal against the removal of its licence to operate in the region. This occurred in 2023, after a number…

Hong Kong’s High Court has liquidated Paul Y. Engineering, a construction and civil engineering company founded in 1946, after it defaulted on debt repayments. Paul Y. is currently involved with…

Workers demonstrated and blocked cars at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) last week citing lack of payment on a project run by Gammon Construction, a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty and…