New Hong Kong renovation monitoring body expected to draw legitimate contractors back, industry says

Summary

Renovation and construction industry representatives said on Monday that Hong Kong's new Building Maintenance Support and Services Council, headed by Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, would heighten scrutiny of the tendering process. They said the body would encourage legitimate consultants and contractors, who had been plagued by intimidation from bid-rigging syndicates, to return to the market, potentially lowering costs for homeowners in the long run.

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1. South China Morning Post

   2 Nov 2026, 05:31 UTCSource ↗

   The South China Morning Post reports that industry representatives said Hong Kong's new renovation monitoring body will encourage legitimate consultants and contractors, previously intimidated by bid-rigging syndicates, to return to the market, potentially lowering costs for homeowners over time.