Leighton’s plan to change the MTR design manager: in the dark

Leighton’s plan to change the MTR design manager: in the dark

The Sha Tin Central Hong Kong Station Independent Investigation Committee heard the 26th day, the design manager of the MTR Sands Middle Line made a confession, and the design team was informed in July this year that they have been kept in the dark. The change in the plan is subject to the application of the Buildings Department.

However, the MTR Sha Tin Central Construction Manager considers that the change is minor and there is no need to obtain the consent of the Buildings Department.

Earlier hearings revealed that Leighton had made two changes to the design of the continuous wall on the east side of Hung Hom Station, which removed the U-shaped bars at the top of the continuous wall and cut off the stone sarcophagus at the top of the continuous wall. Replace the screw cap with continuous steel bars.

Construction Manager: Change Micro

MTR Design Manager Liang Furong said that Leighton has not submitted a proposal to the MTR design team. The design team did not know that the top of the continuous wall had been revised for the second time until July this year. in. He also agrees that if there is a change in the Leighton project, it must first submit a permanent engineering report to the MTR and consult the Buildings Department before applying.

However, the construction of the MTR Sha Tin Central Line, Mr Chan Ka-lin, thinks that the change is very minor and it is not necessary to obtain the consent of the Buildings Department. He also pointed out that there are other more important problems in the project. It is impossible for everything to wait for the Buildings Department to agree to the changes before starting work. .