Hong Kong developers put their faith in technology to cut human error after New World’s Pavilia Farm fiasco
- Sun Hung Kai Properties and Chinachem are re-examining their construction work procedures following the debacle at New World’s The Pavilia Farm in Tai Wai
- SHKP is mulling use of robots for painting and plastering instead of humans at its new residential project in Sai Kung
Major Hong Kong developers plan to replace some manual operations with technology in a bid to eliminate human error and ensure safety and build quality in the wake of the construction fiasco at a major residential project rocked the world’s most expensive property market.
“Construction technology will certainly help to remove human errors,” said Eddie Ho, deputy general manager at Sanfield (Management), a wholly owned subsidiary of SHKP. “Now, we are thinking of using robots to do painting and plastering to replace humans at our new residential project in Sai Sha, Sai Kung.”
SHKP will start producing different grades of concrete in various shades of grey, which will allow on-site supervisors to spot the difference and eliminate the possibility of any error, said Ho, who is overseeing 18 projects currently under construction.
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