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DISASTER● ELEVATED2h ago · Oct 16, 2026, 11:30 AM

3 arrested over missing fire-safety parts in 48 Hong Kong lifts, source says

South China Morning Post · east asia

Hong Kong police have arrested a director and two registered lift engineers on suspicion of deception in connection with faulty replacement works on 48 lifts at two housing estates, the South China Morning Post has learned. The latest suspected faults come just months after a fiasco involving lifts at a new hospital block, and experts said on Friday a thorough review of the regulatory process could be needed A source said the three suspects were from Taizoom Elevator, which replaced nine lifts...

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