Hong Kong’s construction watchdog should help small firms procure approved scaffolding nets at a lower cost, a leading contractor has said, after inspectors found two sites using plastic meshes that failed safety tests.
Lawrence Ng San-wa, permanent honorary president of the Hong Kong Construction Sub-contractors Association, said on Monday that the industry was concerned about procurement and inspection costs to meet authorities’ new requirements following the deadly Tai Po fire.
He said 50,000…