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$20 millions construction of a detached house in Kowloon Tong is unfinished, the customs arrested the director of the fitting out company with unscrupulous practices

On 20 Sep 2021, a news reported that an owner of a detached house in Kowloon Tong spent $20 millions to appoint a fitting out company in Wan Chai for residential fitting out service. During the fitting out, the company claimed that a staircase construction approved by a related government department was not approved, and built a completely different staircase, shoving it down the owner’s throat.
The construction has been delayed for more than two years, the owner has spent more than ten millions dollars and can’t move in until now. He was upset about the unfinished work and sought the assistance from the Customs and Excise Department, it was found that the fitting out company applied false description to the owner, the director & salesman of the company was arrested.
Design Information Centre would like to remind everyone:
- Learn about the structure and strength of the fitting out company before choosing it, for example, if the company has related ISO International Certifications, or if the company provides regular trainings to its employees, the experience and specialty of a designer and the professionalism of the fitting out workers can also be the reference. Besides, normally, the company with related International Certifications has to work according to the ISO standards, and provide professional trainings to the fitting out workers.
- Don’t choose discreditable companies because of low prices to avoid unnecessary loss.
- When choosing a fitting out company, pay attention to the management culture of the company, and if the company provides various trainings to its frontline and backend support staff regularly.
- If defects are found, you must request compensation from the company, you can take photos for the compensation later to protect your own rights.
- Specific requests on fitting out, design or construction materials should be listed in the contract clearly.
- Understand the contract terms and performance pledges before construction, enter into a clear and definite agreement, including the construction items and total expenditure, list out the payment method and process, and sign to confirm by mutual consent.
- During the fitting out, additional items should commence upon an agreement of additional items is signed by mutual consent, contents and prices are agreed by both parties.
- It is safer to choose companies which provide interest-free installment, because these companies have passed strict examinations of banks, including the financial status, normally these companies are more reliable. The agreement signed by both parties should include the payment method of the fitting out fee, such as the payment schedule, monthly payment date and payment amount per period, etc.
With special thanks to / Source:
Quoted from “HK01” on 21 Sep 2021
https://www.hk01.com/article/679051







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