Hong Kong contractors will be required to provide proof that the scaffolding mesh they use is fire-retardant while samples will also be tested at laboratories under a series of measures rolled out by the government in the wake of the deadly inferno in Tai Po.
Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said on Thursday that nets could only be used after their samples passed laboratory tests, while the authorities would also conduct random checks on installed mesh.
She said the new rules…