Taiwan-Japan Elevator Fails to Install Fire-Resistant Door Frames on 48 Lifts in Kwun Tong and Sha Tin; Police Arrest Director and 2 Registered Engineers

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department says Taiwan-Japan Elevator (Hong Kong) installed only fire-resistant doors, without fire-resistant door frame components, on 48 lifts it replaced at Tsui Ping North Estate in Kwun Tong and Pok Hong Estate in Sha Tin, and reported the work as completed. Police arrested 3 people, including 1 contractor principal and 2 registered lift engineers responsible for inspection and issuing safety certificates, aged 63 to 82, on suspicion of fraud; they are being detained for investigation.