​The Registered Contractors' Disciplinary Board (the Board) has completed a disciplinary inquiry under the Buildings Ordinance (BO) and decided that a registered general building contractor (RGBC) should be disciplined for having been convicted by a court of an offence relating to building works.
      
     The Board ordered the RGBC to be removed from the register of general building contractors for 24 months, with effect from the date of the Gazette. Also, the RGBC was ordered to pay a total of $63,200, being the costs incurred by the Board and the Buildings Department (BD) for conducting the inquiry.
      
     The Board's written decision and order issued on October 6 was published in the Gazette today (October 24). Details are available at the following links:
https://egazette.gld.gov.hk/pdf?type=egn&year=2025&volume=29&gno=43&notice_no=6671&extra=0
      
     The RGBC submitted a certificate to the BD in August 2020, notifying the commencement of minor works for subdividing a unit in a residential building at Sceneway Road, Lam Tin; and a completion certificate to BD in March 2021 certifying the completion of the minor works. Subsequently, the BD conducted an audit check and revealed that the carrying out of the minor works shown in the plans submitted to the BD would result in contravention of the regulations under the BO.
      
     The RGBC was later prosecuted, convicted and fined $4,000 at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts in June 2022, pursuant to section 40(2AAAA) of the BO. In view of the conviction of the RGBC, the BD notified the Board for its consideration of disciplinary action against the RGBC under the provisions of section 13(1) of the BO.
      
     A spokesperson for the BD reiterated that any registered contractor who contravenes the relevant provisions of the BO in carrying out building works, or is convicted by any court of an offence relating to building works, or has been negligent or has misconducted himself in building works, will be subject to enforcement action including criminal prosecution and disciplinary action under the BO.

Ends/Friday, October 24, 2025
Issued at HKT 11:00

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