Stricter checks to be imposed on all materials sampled on site amid concern over alleged falsified safety documents.

Scaffold nets have been removed from more than 200 premises across Hong Kong under a government order imposed after ...

Years after it was replaced in mainland China, bamboo scaffolding is still a common sight in the Chinese territory, but may ...

Hong Kong residents and experts are pushing back against claims that bamboo scaffolding was a key reason for the city's ...

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The Hong Kong residential towers engulfed by smoke and flames on Wednesday were surrounded by an ancient construction material familiar to anyone who’s spent time in the one of the world’s most ...

Hong Kong ordered all buildings undergoing major repair work to immediately remove exterior scaffolding nets, as authorities ...

Flowers pile up near the site of a devastating fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po District.

As the death toll in the Hong Kong apartment complex fire tops 150, Chinese authorities seek to stifle criticism amid new ...

Bamboo scaffolding is still a common sight in the Chinese territory, but may be phased out after the devastating Wang Fuk Court blaze.

This chart shows the number of (semi-)skilled registered workers for bamboo/metal scaffolding in Hong Kong as of June 2025.