The Buildings Department today said following an on-site inspection, there was no obvious danger to the overall structure of Sun Hing Building in Mong Kok where rendering had fallen earlier in the day.

After preliminary investigations on the incident, the department said it suspected that the fallen rendering was not from the building’s external wall, but was part of the rendering removed by the contractor concerned during repair work on the external wall.

The department added that it will conduct an investigation into the incident and take appropriate action, including instigating prosecution and/or disciplinary action against the person or registered contractor who breached the statutory requirements.

In addition, the registered contractor had, upon the department's instructions, removed the remaining pieces of rendering on the scaffolding.

The contractor will also re-assess the safety of the scaffolding on the external walls of the entire building in order to ensure that the protective measures such as the necessary protective nets or sheeting are properly installed and are without damage.

The Registered Inspector responsible for the repair works has also been requested to inspect the contractor’s work procedures and ensure all the improvement measures have been completed before allowing the contractor to resume work.