HK Housing Authority flags concrete quality issues in Tung Chung public housing blocks

Hong Kong's Housing Authority has identified concrete quality concerns in three blocks of a public housing estate under construction in Tung Chung, requiring further testing. The main contractor, Able Engineering, is also linked to a separate scandal involving defective lift installation at Queen Mary Hospital, raising questions about contractor oversight. The incident underscores potential systemic quality-control failures in Hong Kong's public infrastructure projects.