3 arrested over use of fake surveying equipment certificates in Hong Kong projects
URA tells Post that Novox provided surveying equipment to four projects, with two confirming use of instruments with forged certificates
Hong Kong police have arrested two directors and a staff member from a company suspected of using surveying equipment with forged certificates in at least two redevelopment projects and a public hospital expansion, the Post has learned.
The arrests, involving acoustic and environmental services consultant Novox, were made on Tuesday.
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) said that Novox provided surveying devices to four of its projects in To Kwa Wan, with two confirming the use of equipment with forged certificates.
A source said two Novox directors and a staff member were arrested on suspicion of using fake instruments. If convicted, the maximum penalty is 14 years’ imprisonment.
A police spokesman said the trio, aged between 24 and 45, were being detained.
Officers from the Kowloon West regional crime unit also seized a batch of suspected case‑related equipment and suspected false documents from a unit in an industrial building in Sha Tin and from the homes of the trio.