Key facts
- About 30 columns at the Tung Chung West MTR station were defective, the Buildings Department said.
- The department said the concrete failed to reach the upper ceiling, leaving steel reinforcement bars exposed.
- An engineer and a construction sector leader said high-strength concrete could rectify the structure.
- The construction sector leader described the defective work as a basic mistake.
Hong Kong's Buildings Department said on November 7 that about 30 columns at the Tung Chung West MTR station, which is under construction, were defective because the concrete failed to reach the upper ceiling, leaving steel reinforcement bars exposed.
An engineer and a construction sector leader said the railway operator can use high-strength concrete to rectify the structure of the defective columns. They described the work as a basic mistake.
The report does not name the engineer or the construction sector leader, and does not state what response the railway operator has given.