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3 arrested over missing fire-safety parts in 48 Hong Kong lifts, source says

South China Morning Post16 October 2026, 11:30 UTCPeople's Republic of China

Hong Kong police have arrested a director and two registered lift engineers on suspicion of deception in connection with faulty replacement works on 48 lifts at two housing estates, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source said on Friday that the three suspects were from Taizoom Elevator, which replaced nine lifts at Tsui Ping (North) Estate in Kwun Tong and 39 lifts at Pok Hong Estate in Sha Tin. One of the suspects was a 79-year-old director and shareholder of Taizoom. The other two...

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