Business and Professionals Alliance Proposes Building Safety Reform as Wang Fuk Court Maintenance Dispute Continues
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The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong published building safety reform proposals on 4 November 2026, including requiring main contractors to take responsibility for site quality issues and stipulating that maintenance at large estates must be carried out in phases. Former Secretary for Transport and Housing Anthony Cheung Bing-leung wrote on the same day that legislation to "compulsorily purchase" ownership rights at Wang Fuk Court could easily set a precedent for the government depriving people of private property, and called on the authorities to publish the building inspection report to allay residents' concerns. The alliance's Chan Cho-wan believed the government had given comprehensive thought to the matter; engineer Peter Bok Kwok-ming believed legislation could avoid judicial review and agreed that the provisions could specify handling as a special case. The matter involves maintenance and ownership arrangements at Wang Fuk Court, with various parties putting forward different views on the direction of legislation and residents' concerns.
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- 明報·即時港聞Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong Proposes Building Safety Reforms, Urges Main Contractors to Be Responsible for Site Quality and Large Estates to Carry Out Repairs in Phases
The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong today released building safety reform proposals, including requiring main contractors to be responsible for site quality issues and stipulating that repairs at large estates must be carried out in phases. Former Secretary for Transport and Housing Anthony Cheung Bing-leung wrote that legislation to "forcibly purchase" the ownership of Wang Fuk Court could easily set a precedent for the government depriving people of private property, and called on the authorities to publish the building inspection report to allay residents' concerns. The alliance's Sunny Tan says the government has given comprehensive thought to the matter; engineer Lo Kwok-ming says legislation can avoid judicial review and agrees that the provisions can specify handling as a special case.
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