<p>香港数百名业主在 29 栋私人建筑和物业被要求暂停与致命火灾相关的承包商进行的装修工作后，面临不确定性。\n 三处物业的居民告诉《邮报》，他们已经在这些项目上花费了数百万港元，现在不确定这些工作是否合规，延误将持续多久，有些人正在努力选择新的承包商。\n 但一些专家建议业主在做出任何决定之前，等待建筑署对 Prestige Construction and Engineering Company 及其他两家公司的工作进行审查，因为更换承包商可能导致合同争议和额外费用。\n“我担心我支付的费用超过了实际成本……我觉得他们没有做太多，但却索要了这么多钱，” 中环 49 年历史的安丰大厦居民 Tracy Lee 说。\nLee 表示，该物业的 102 户家庭每户需支付 20 万港元（约合 25,693 美元）进行装修，该项目几年前就已开始。\n\n\n 根据张贴在大楼的通知，Prestige 负责的消防服务改善工作于 3 月 17 日开始，并于上个月结束。\n“我还看到工人在抽烟。我告诉保安，但没有用，” Lee 说。\n 建筑署上周宣布，暂停涉及 29 栋私人建筑和物业的 30 个项目的装修工作，并要求三家承包商提供独立的安全审计和改进计划。\n 该部门表示，一些装修可能仅涉及个别单元。根据《邮报》的计算，所有项目共有超过 3850 个单位。\n28 个项目涉及 27 栋建筑或物业，聘请 Prestige 作为注册承包商，与大埔的王福苑相同。11 个项目涉及维修，17 个项目涉及增建和改建。\nPrestige 的两名董事和一名工程顾问因涉嫌过失杀人以及与王福苑相关的腐败调查被捕。\n 劳工处的记录显示，Prestige 曾因安全违规而被定罪。但项目顾问 Will Power Architects 提交的王福苑装修工作的进度报告明确证明，该承包商与业主没有诉讼记录，也没有被该部门定罪。\n\n 与暂停令相关的另外两家承包商，Yuen Fat Construction Engineering 和 Fulam Construction Engineering Company，被发现曾在北角的 Fortress Garden 和中环的中国旅行大厦使用塑料薄膜进行施工。\n 当局认为这种做法不安全，因为初步调查发现，王福苑用于保护窗户的泡沫塑料加剧了火焰的蔓延。\n 该部门表示，只有在承包商展示出 “有效的安全管理系统” 后，才会考虑解除暂停。\n 在 37 年的 Fortress Garden，修复墙壁和更换管道的工作两个月前开始，费用超过 3000 万港元，一位不愿透露姓名的业主表示。\n“幸运的是，我们还没有支付所有费用给承包商……业主委员会正在讨论是否雇佣另一家承包商，” 这位居民说，他已经支付了超过 4 万港元，预计还会支付更多。\n 根据该部门的信息，Prestige 是该物业的装修项目经理，Yuen Fat Construction Engineering 是承包商。\n 另一位在 248 户的楼宇中居住的居民，名叫 Yan，担心装修费用是否过高，但强调她不是专业人士，也没有比较价格。\n 她对参与公司的信誉也表示怀疑，因为当局表示，一家脚手架网制造商涉嫌伪造在 Fortress Garden 使用的材料的安全证书。\n“我绝对希望有人能接手这个项目，但我认为这很困难，” 她说。\n\n 在九龙的油麻地，Nathan Apartment 的业主委员会成员（不愿透露姓名）表示，该建筑在强制建筑检查计划和消防安全改善工作中聘请了 Prestige 进行维修。\n 这栋 67 年的建筑大约有 70 个单元，分为两个部分，业主们为这两个项目支付了约 17 万港元，大部分程序已完成。\n“雇佣另一家承包商来完成工作将会很困难，” 这位居民说，并补充说业主委员会仍在等待顾问的后续跟进。\n“我们只希望工作能尽快完成，” 这位居民说。\n 岭南大学的 Yau Yung 教授，英国皇家特许测量师学会的专业成员表示，政府应该对现场使用的材料进行测试，而不仅仅是检查文件和证书。\n“政府不应仅依赖承包商的自我监管或自我报告，甚至是监督专业人士，” 他说。“建筑署应该采取主动行动，查看是否使用了虚假报告或证书，以及现场实际使用的材料是否符合标准。\n“重建公众对整个建筑控制系统的信心是非常重要的。”\n 香港测量师学会建筑政策小组主席 Kenny Tse Chi-kin 表示，部门的审查应关注所用材料是否符合防火标准，以及消防安全设备是否正常运作。\nTse 表示，居民还可以与物业管理公司合作，检查消防安全设备和疏散路线，并了解更多关于物业保险的信息。\n 但他敦促居民在采取任何重大步骤（如更换承包商）之前，等待部门对项目的审查结果。\n 来自建筑、测量、规划和景观行业的立法会议员 Tony Tse Wai-chuen 表示，居民在谨慎考虑后才应聘请新的承包商。\n“更换承包商将延长装修周期。这也涉及更高的成本和合同问题，” 他说。\n 业主反对串标联盟创始人 Chiu Yan-loy 表示，正在进行大规模装修的物业业主通常需要等待至少一年，甚至三到四年，才能让新聘的承包商开始工作。\n 他说，这种等待通常源于初始承包商与新承包商之间的谈判，因为他们会讨论交接材料和工具，例如脚手架。</p>

<p>数百名香港物业业主面临不确定性，因为由于与致命火灾相关的安全隐患，29 栋私人建筑的装修工程被暂停。专家建议在更换承包商之前，等待建筑署的审查，以避免争议和额外费用。Prestige Construction 及另外两家公司正受到审查，已有因过失杀人和腐败被逮捕的情况。有关部门要求在解除暂停之前进行安全审计，这影响了超过 3,850 个单位</p>

<p>Hundreds of property owners in Hong Kong are grappling with uncertainties after 29 private buildings and estates were ordered to suspend renovation work carried out by a contractor linked to the deadly blaze at Wang Fuk Court and two other firms.\nResidents at three of the estates told the Post they had already spent millions of Hong Kong dollars on the projects and were now uncertain whether the work was proper or how long the delay would last, with some struggling to choose a new contractor.\nBut some experts advised owners to wait for the Buildings Department’s review of the work carried out by Prestige Construction and Engineering Company and the two other firms before making any decision, as switching could lead to possible contract disputes and extra costs.\n“I am worried that I have paid more than the actual cost … I feel they didn’t do much but had asked for so much money,” said Tracy Lee, a resident at the 49-year-old On Fung Building in the Mid-Levels.\nLee said each of the estate’s 102 households had to pay HK$200,000 (US$25,693) for the renovation, which began several years ago.\n\n\nAccording to a notice posted at the building, Prestige handled the fire services improvement work, which started on March 17 and ended last month.\n“I also saw workers smoking. I told the security guards, but it was in vain,” Lee said.\nThe department announced last week the temporary suspension of renovation work at 30 projects involving 29 private buildings and estates and demanded independent safety audits and improvement plans from the three contractors.\nThe department said some renovations might involve only individual flats. There are more than 3,850 units at all the projects, according to the Post’s calculations.\nTwenty-eight projects, involving 27 buildings or estates, hired Prestige as their registered contractor, the same as Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Eleven of the projects involved repairs, and 17 were about additions and alterations.\nTwo directors and an engineering consultant of Prestige have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, as well as in connection with a corruption probe related to Wang Fuk Court.\nLabour Department records show that Prestige had previously been convicted of safety offences. But a progress report for the Wang Fuk Court renovation work, submitted by project consultant Will Power Architects, explicitly certified that the contractor had neither litigation records with owners nor any convictions by the department.\n\nThe two other contractors tied to the suspension order, Yuen Fat Construction Engineering and Fulam Construction Engineering Company, were found to have used plastic sheeting for work on Fortress Garden in North Point and China Travel Building in Central.\nAuthorities deemed the practice unsafe as an initial investigation found styrofoam used to protect windows at Wang Fuk Court had worsened the spread of flames.\nThe department said it would only consider lifting the suspension when the contractors had demonstrated they had an “effective safety management system”.\nAt the 37-year-old Fortress Garden, work began two months ago to repair walls and replace pipes at Fu Kar Court at a cost of more than HK$30 million, according to one homeowner who declined to be named.\n“Luckily, we have yet to pay all the fees to the contractor … The owners’ corporation is discussing whether to hire another contractor instead,” said the resident, who had already paid over HK$40,000 and was expected to pay more.\nAccording to the department, Prestige is the estate’s renovation project manager and Yuen Fat Construction Engineering is the contractor.\nAnother resident at the block with 248 households, who gave her name as Yan, was concerned whether the renovation cost was too high, but stressed she was not a professional and had not compared prices.\nShe also had reservations about the credibility of the companies involved, after authorities said a scaffolding netting manufacturer allegedly falsified safety certificates for materials used at Fortress Garden.\n“I definitely hope someone can take over the project, but I think it’s difficult,” she said.\n\nIn Yau Ma Tei in Kowloon, a member of the owners’ corporation of Nathan Apartment, who declined to be named, said the building hired Prestige for repairs under the mandatory building inspection scheme and fire safety improvement work.\nOwners of the 67-year-old building with roughly 70 flats, split into two sections, had to pay about HK$170,000 for both projects, and most procedures had been completed.\n“It will be difficult to hire another contractor to wrap up work,” the resident said, adding the owners’ corporation was still waiting for its consultant to follow up.\n“We just hope the work can be completed as soon as possible,” the resident said.\nProfessor Yau Yung from Lingnan University, a professional member of Britain’s Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, said the government should test the materials used at the sites rather than simply examine documents and certificates.\n“The government should not simply rely on the self-regulation or self-reporting of the contractors, or even supervising professionals,” he said. “The Buildings Department should take proactive actions to see if fake reports or certificates have been used, and the materials actually used on site are up to standard.\n“It is important to rebuild public confidence in the whole building control system.”\nKenny Tse Chi-kin, chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors’ building policy panel, said the department’s review should look into whether the materials used complied with fire-retardant standards and fire safety equipment was functioning properly.\nResidents could also work with their property management companies to check fire safety equipment and evacuation routes, as well as learn more about the insurance covering the properties, Tse said.\nBut he urged residents to wait for the department’s review of the projects before taking any major step such as changing a contractor.\nLegislator Tony Tse Wai-chuen from the architectural, surveying, planning and landscape sector said residents should only hire a new contractor after prudent consideration.\n“Changing a contractor will extend the renovation period. It also involves higher costs and contractual issues,” he said.\nChiu Yan-loy, founder of the Property Owners’ Anti Bid-Rigging Alliance, said owners of properties undergoing large-scale renovation generally had to wait for at least a year, or even three to four years, before a newly hired contractor could start work.\nHe said the wait usually stemmed from negotiations between the initial contractor and the new one, as they would discuss passing on materials and tools, such as scaffolding.\n</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>香港数百名业主在 29 栋私人建筑和物业被要求暂停与致命火灾相关的承包商进行的装修工作后，面临不确定性。\n 三处物业的居民告诉《邮报》，他们已经在这些项目上花费了数百万港元，现在不确定这些工作是否合规，延误将持续多久，有些人正在努力选择新的承包商。\n 但一些专家建议业主在做出任何决定之前，等待建筑署对 Prestige Construction and Engineering Company 及其他两家公司的工作进行审查，因为更换承包商可能导致合同争议和额外费用。\n“我担心我支付的费用超过了实际成本……我觉得他们没有做太多，但却索要了这么多钱，” 中环 49 年历史的安丰大厦居民 Tracy Lee 说。\nLee 表示，该物业的 102 户家庭每户需支付 20 万港元（约合 25,693 美元）进行装修，该项目几年前就已开始。\n\n\n 根据张贴在大楼的通知，Prestige 负责的消防服务改善工作于 3 月 17 日开始，并于上个月结束。\n“我还看到工人在抽烟。我告诉保安，但没有用，” Lee 说。\n 建筑署上周宣布，暂停涉及 29 栋私人建筑和物业的 30 个项目的装修工作，并要求三家承包商提供独立的安全审计和改进计划。\n 该部门表示，一些装修可能仅涉及个别单元。根据《邮报》的计算，所有项目共有超过 3850 个单位。\n28 个项目涉及 27 栋建筑或物业，聘请 Prestige 作为注册承包商，与大埔的王福苑相同。11 个项目涉及维修，17 个项目涉及增建和改建。\nPrestige 的两名董事和一名工程顾问因涉嫌过失杀人以及与王福苑相关的腐败调查被捕。\n 劳工处的记录显示，Prestige 曾因安全违规而被定罪。但项目顾问 Will Power Architects 提交的王福苑装修工作的进度报告明确证明，该承包商与业主没有诉讼记录，也没有被该部门定罪。\n\n 与暂停令相关的另外两家承包商，Yuen Fat Construction Engineering 和 Fulam Construction Engineering Company，被发现曾在北角的 Fortress Garden 和中环的中国旅行大厦使用塑料薄膜进行施工。\n 当局认为这种做法不安全，因为初步调查发现，王福苑用于保护窗户的泡沫塑料加剧了火焰的蔓延。\n 该部门表示，只有在承包商展示出 “有效的安全管理系统” 后，才会考虑解除暂停。\n 在 37 年的 Fortress Garden，修复墙壁和更换管道的工作两个月前开始，费用超过 3000 万港元，一位不愿透露姓名的业主表示。\n“幸运的是，我们还没有支付所有费用给承包商……业主委员会正在讨论是否雇佣另一家承包商，” 这位居民说，他已经支付了超过 4 万港元，预计还会支付更多。\n 根据该部门的信息，Prestige 是该物业的装修项目经理，Yuen Fat Construction Engineering 是承包商。\n 另一位在 248 户的楼宇中居住的居民，名叫 Yan，担心装修费用是否过高，但强调她不是专业人士，也没有比较价格。\n 她对参与公司的信誉也表示怀疑，因为当局表示，一家脚手架网制造商涉嫌伪造在 Fortress Garden 使用的材料的安全证书。\n“我绝对希望有人能接手这个项目，但我认为这很困难，” 她说。\n\n 在九龙的油麻地，Nathan Apartment 的业主委员会成员（不愿透露姓名）表示，该建筑在强制建筑检查计划和消防安全改善工作中聘请了 Prestige 进行维修。\n 这栋 67 年的建筑大约有 70 个单元，分为两个部分，业主们为这两个项目支付了约 17 万港元，大部分程序已完成。\n“雇佣另一家承包商来完成工作将会很困难，” 这位居民说，并补充说业主委员会仍在等待顾问的后续跟进。\n“我们只希望工作能尽快完成，” 这位居民说。\n 岭南大学的 Yau Yung 教授，英国皇家特许测量师学会的专业成员表示，政府应该对现场使用的材料进行测试，而不仅仅是检查文件和证书。\n“政府不应仅依赖承包商的自我监管或自我报告，甚至是监督专业人士，” 他说。“建筑署应该采取主动行动，查看是否使用了虚假报告或证书，以及现场实际使用的材料是否符合标准。\n“重建公众对整个建筑控制系统的信心是非常重要的。”\n 香港测量师学会建筑政策小组主席 Kenny Tse Chi-kin 表示，部门的审查应关注所用材料是否符合防火标准，以及消防安全设备是否正常运作。\nTse 表示，居民还可以与物业管理公司合作，检查消防安全设备和疏散路线，并了解更多关于物业保险的信息。\n 但他敦促居民在采取任何重大步骤（如更换承包商）之前，等待部门对项目的审查结果。\n 来自建筑、测量、规划和景观行业的立法会议员 Tony Tse Wai-chuen 表示，居民在谨慎考虑后才应聘请新的承包商。\n“更换承包商将延长装修周期。这也涉及更高的成本和合同问题，” 他说。\n 业主反对串标联盟创始人 Chiu Yan-loy 表示，正在进行大规模装修的物业业主通常需要等待至少一年，甚至三到四年，才能让新聘的承包商开始工作。\n 他说，这种等待通常源于初始承包商与新承包商之间的谈判，因为他们会讨论交接材料和工具，例如脚手架。</p>
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香港一些住宅区的居民因装修工程暂停而感到困惑，他们不知道接下来会发生什么