Key facts
- Taizoom Elevator (Hong Kong) is accused of using substandard fire-safety components in lift replacements.
- Inspections revealed deficiencies in 39 out of 48 lifts replaced at Tsui Ping (North) Estate and Pok Hong Estate.
- The contractor's projects spanned from May 2025 to July 2026.
Hong Kong authorities have uncovered alleged corner-cutting and false declarations involving fire-safety components in a contractor’s replacement of 48 lifts at two public housing estates. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said on Thursday that surprise inspections had found serious deficiencies in projects carried out by Taizoom Elevator (Hong Kong) at Tsui Ping (North) Estate in Kwun Tong and Pok Hong Estate in Sha Tin. The department stated that 39 lifts replaced between May 2025 and July 2026 showed serious deficiencies.