香港的土木工程享誉全球，市内建造的令人叹为观止的基础设施奇迹和摩天大楼，以卓越的效率和高标准竣工，足以证明这一点。这些来之不易的资质并非偶然，而是源于几代专业实践以及健全的制度保障和监管。
Hong Kong’s civil engineering work is reputedly among the world’s best, as evidenced by the awe-inspiring infrastructure marvels and skyscrapers that have been built with exceptional efficiency and high standards across the city. These hard-earned credentials are not accidental but rooted in generations of professional practice and robust institutional safeguards and monitoring.
然而，一系列涉及粗劣建造和维护工作的丑闻已动摇公众信心。从赤柱一处豪宅项目的钢筋不足，到观塘一处首置房项目三座不合格大厦被迫拆除，这些事件描绘出一幅令人不安的图景：一个曾为土木工程卓越树立标杆的城市，其标准正在滑坡。
Yet public confidence has been shaken by a series of scandals involving shoddy construction and maintenance work. From steel-reinforcement shortfalls at a luxury property development in Stanley to the forced demolition of three substandard towers at a starter home project in Kwun Tong, the incidents paint a disturbing picture of slipping standards in a city that once set benchmarks for civil engineering excellence.
最新争议涉及两个公共屋邨48部升降机更换工程中，据称存在偷工减料和虚假申报，涉及消防安全组件。据机电工程署称，泰升电梯（香港）有限公司在项目竣工时提交了耐火测试报告，但实际上仅为升降机安装了耐火门，未安装所需的门框。周五，警方就此案拘捕了该公司一名董事和两名注册升降机工程师。
The latest controversy involves alleged corner-cutting and false declarations related to fire-safety components in the replacement of 48 lifts at two public housing estates. According to the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, Taizoom Elevator (Hong Kong) submitted fire-resistance test reports upon project completion, but it actually only installed fire-resisting doors for the lifts without the required frames. On Friday, the police arrested a director of the company and two registered lift engineers in connection with the case.
随后的检查发现，该承包商负责的至少338座大厦的升降机未安装耐火门框。该署已命令所有升降机承包商检查其工作，并在一个月内声明，过去10年安装的层门及相关门框组件设计良好、施工合格，并持有证明符合规定的有效文件。
Subsequent inspections found lifts in at least 338 blocks handled by the contractor were not installed with fire-resistant door frames. The department has ordered all lift contractors to review their work and declare within one month that the landing doors and associated frame components installed over the past 10 years are of “good design and construction” with valid documents certifying compliance.
鉴于情况的紧迫性以及涉及的电梯数量众多，这一措施是可以理解的。人们担心个别承包商是否会在自我检查与申报过程中保持诚实。实际上，确保遵守安全和运营标准的主要责任在于承包商本身；但最终的安全保障与相关法规的执行仍由政府部门负责。因此，政府部门不能仅仅依赖承包商的自我检查与申报结果，而必须进行全面的随机检查。
Given the urgency and the large number of lifts involved, the measure is understandable. Concerns have been raised about whether individual contractors will be honest with the self-inspection and declaration requirement. Arguably, the primary responsibility for compliance with safety and operational standards rests with contractors. But ultimate safety and regulations come under the department. Officials therefore cannot just rely on self-checks and declarations. A citywide random inspection is called for.
8月中旬，玛丽女王医院新建的34层临床综合楼中的28部电梯中有24部发生故障，原因在于电梯井存在问题以及安装缺陷。这一事件不仅延误了该建筑的正式投入使用，还引发了关于这些缺陷是如何在层层监管与审批过程中被忽视的质疑。
In mid-August, 24 of the 28 lifts at a new 34-storey clinical block at Queen Mary Hospital malfunctioned because of “deviations in lift shafts” and installation defects. The problem has not only delayed full commissioning of the building but also raised questions about how the defects passed through layers of monitoring and approval.
随后又有报道称，位于“One Stanley”地区的某栋豪华住宅楼的钢筋用量不足，这引发了全面调查；人们质疑：尽管存在这些缺陷，为何建筑部门仍向该项目颁发了使用许可证。与此同时，由于两年前发现钢筋质量不合格，CK Asset公司在观塘开发的六个住宅小区中有三个小区将被拆除并重建。另外，房屋管理局还要求Tung Chung公共住房项目的承包商提交整改方案——因为在正在建设的三个小区的结构构件中发现了混凝土质量不合格的问题。
This was followed by allegations that a luxury house at One Stanley had been built with insufficient steel bars, prompting a full investigation amid questions about why the project had been issued occupation permits by the Buildings Department despite the alleged defects. Meanwhile, three of the six residential blocks at a “starter home” development in Kwun Tong by CK Asset will be demolished and rebuilt in the wake of substandard steel reinforcement work revealed two years ago. Separately, the Housing Authority ordered the contractor of a Tung Chung public housing project to submit rectification plans after discovering substandard concrete in the structural components of three blocks under construction.
这些不是小缺陷。它们在被发现并进行跟进之前，竟然能够层层通过监督和认证，这引发了对相关方和监管机构诚信与专业性的质疑。如果承包商据称能够在数十部电梯上偷工减料，而钢筋布置又能与批准的方案产生实质性偏差，那么这些失误不太可能仅仅是某个个体或某一层监督的偶然疏忽。相反，这指向整个责任链条的缺陷。
These are not minor defects. The fact that they slipped through layers of supervision and certification before being unearthed and followed up on has called into question the integrity and professionalism of stakeholders and the monitoring authorities. If a contractor can allegedly cut corners across dozens of lifts, and reinforcement can deviate materially from approved plans, the failures are unlikely to be just a moment of negligence involving a single individual or a particular layer of supervision. It points instead to deficiencies in the entire chain of responsibility.
诚信、安全和公众信任正面临考验。政府已作出适当的紧急回应，行政长官指示发展局监督“一号赤柱”调查，严肃追究违规行为，并加强处罚和法律威慑。公众理所当然地期望这些承诺将伴随标准和合规性的提升，以及对应负责任者的后果。
Integrity, safety and public trust are at stake. The government has responded with appropriate urgency, with the chief executive directing the Development Bureau to oversee the One Stanley investigation, pursue violations rigorously and strengthen penalties and legal deterrence. The public rightly expects the pledges will be followed by enhancements in standards and compliance, and consequences for those held accountable.