“Under-performing” concrete plant operators, including firms such as China Concrete who have lost their environmental permits, will be banned from taking part in competitive tenders for a new concrete plant at the […]
FEHD: “NO SUSPECTED BREACHING OF CLEANLINESS OFFENCES” AT ILLEGAL CHINA CONCRETE PLANTS
The government’s environmental hygiene watchdog claims it found “no suspected breaching of cleanliness offences” from two illegal concrete plants in Yau Tong and says that zero prosecutions have been initiated involving environmental […]
LAWLESS ZONE: BANDIT CONCRETE PLANT LAST INSPECTED BY LABOUR DEPT 18 MONTHS AGO
The last Labour Department inspection of an illegal concrete plant in Yau Tong was 18 months ago, according to the government, with officials now struggling to explain how the huge dockside plant […]
GOVT LONG WARNED OF “MALPRACTICE” AT TRUCK DEATH SITE – BUT FAILED TO SHUT DOWN YAU TONG’S CEMENT COWBOYS
A man was killed by a cement truck driver this afternoon outside a concrete batching plant the government had unsuccessfully tried to shut down over nuisance and “malpractice” concerns. Mr Chan, 63, […]
HGV DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER KILLING PEDESTRIAN
A 75-year old woman was knocked down and killed by a heavy goods vehicle as she crossed a crowded junction in Kwun Tong this afternoon (17 March). The woman, Ms Ng, was […]