Contractors arrested over tests on bridge
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HONG Kong’s corruption watchdog has arrested 21 government contractors for running suspected fake tests on concrete used to build a multi-billion-dollar bridge that will connect the city with Macau and China’s mainland.
Authorities in the southern Chinese city said yesterday they had asked for “comprehensive examinations” to “ascertain that the strength of concrete would meet the contract requirements.”
“In view of the seriousness of the matter, relevant departments will follow up this matter seriously so as to ensure that the quality of the works meets the required standards,” a government statement said.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption on Tuesday announced the arrests of 21 contractors including two senior executives, laboratory technicians and assistants in connection with the suspected fake tests.
The contractors worked with the Civil Engineering and Development Department to conduct compression tests on the concrete used for the nearly 50-kilometer-long bridge since 2013, the ICAC said.
“The site laboratory technicians and laboratory assistants might have adjusted the times on the testing machines to cover up the irregularities,” said a statement released by the watchdog, adding that the malpractice could have started in early 2015.
The project has already suffered building delays, pushing back its opening date from 2016 to later this year, while a number of workers have been killed in construction-related accidents.
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