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Hong Kong URA warns against Taizoom Elevator over fire safety lapses

Hong Kong's Urban Renewal Authority (URA) has advised property owners to avoid hiring Taizoom Elevator due to serious fire safety failures. The company was found to have omitted critical fire-resistant components in lifts across hundreds of buildings. The URA has lost confidence in Taizoom's services, and the government has suspended the company's performance rating. AI

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Hong Kong URA warns against Taizoom Elevator over fire safety lapses

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Vivian Au ·

    URA tells owners to avoid hiring lift company at centre of fire safety probe

    Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority has advised property owners under a subsidy scheme against hiring a contractor that failed to install fire safety components in lifts at hundreds of buildings, saying it had “lost confidence” in the company. The move came a day after the govern…