Hong Kong considers tougher site operations rules after spike in construction scandals

Hong Kong’s Construction Industry Council will form a task force to review site operations in an effort to address work quality issues following a spike in discoveries of substandard work on buildings and infrastructure across the city.

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho announced the task force on Wednesday and said that it would explore measures to boost the construction industry’s performance.

These could include requiring frontline workers to wear body cameras to record...