AI system to screen contractors by mid-2027 as part of sweeping Tai Po fire reforms
Repeat violations by a contractor across departments will trigger alerts to authorities, which can suspend its licence or tender eligibility
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The government will hold two press conferences on Friday to provide details about the reforms, after an independent committee that investigated the Tai Po fire pointed to inadequacies in the government’s oversight of the estate’s renovation project as a factor leading to the inferno.
The morning session will be led by Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun, who is now also acting housing minister, and development chief Bernadette Linn Hon-ho. They will elaborate on measures to enhance building maintenance and renovation regulations.
In the afternoon, security chief Chris Tang Ping-keung, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah and representatives from police, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Competition Commission will explain proposed reforms to crack down on bid-rigging in building maintenance projects.
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