Scaffold safety under scrutiny: Hung Hom residents report suspicious certificates to police

Amid mounting citywide concern over scaffold safety following the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire, police are investigating a suspected case of forged scaffold netting certificates at a residential building in Hung Hom.

At around 10am on Thursday, residents of Marigold Mansions, located at 2 Shun Yung Street, reported to police that a renovation contractor working on the building’s exterior had allegedly used fraudulent certification documents for the scaffold netting.

Residents said they feared the materials might not meet safety standards, accusing the contractor of “disregarding residents’ lives.”

Officers arrived to conduct an on-site investigation. Police initially classified the incident as a request for assistance but later reclassified it as a suspected use of a false instrument, a criminal offense involving the use of forged documents.

No arrests have been made at this stage, and investigations are ongoing.

The allegation comes as scrutiny intensifies across Hong Kong over the authenticity and safety of scaffold netting materials.

The Wang Fuk Court blaze—one of the city’s deadliest fires in decades—has prompted renewed regulatory action and triggered multiple police investigations into possible malpractice within the renovation sector.