New woes for contractor in mega bridge fake test scandal Jacobs China as fraud allegations emerge over other Hong Kong projects
- Various government departments have contacted law enforcement about suspected forged signatures in reports for contracts awarded to Jacobs China
The Hong Kong government has contacted law enforcement about suspected fraud involving the disgraced contractor for a cross-border mega bridge project.
An engineering consultancy firm notified the Civil Engineering and Development Department and the Highways Department in December that there may have been breaches in the design phases of its contracts for some of its ongoing slope improvement projects, the Development Bureau said on Thursday.
The contracts were awarded by the government. The bureau declined to comment further, noting the cases might involve criminal elements, and said the departments had reported them to law enforcement.
It added that it had finished reviewing all slope design reports from the consultancy concerned and had confirmed they met the requirements and there were no safety issues.
“The departments were very concerned about the cases and were examining whether it was necessary to take appropriate regulating actions against the concerned consultant according to the existing mechanism for monitoring the performance of consultants of public works,” the bureau said.