Substantive hearing of CoI into Diaphragm Wall and Platform Slab Construction Works at Hung Hom Station Extension under Shatin to Central Link Project to commence next week

The following is issued on behalf of the Commission of Inquiry into the Diaphragm Wall and Platform Slab Construction Works at the Hung Hom Station Extension under the Shatin to Central Link Project:

     The Commission of Inquiry into the Diaphragm Wall and Platform Slab Construction Works at the Hung Hom Station Extension under the Shatin to Central Link Project will commence its substantive hearing next Monday (October 22) at the hearing room on the first floor of the former Tsuen Wan Law Courts Building, 70 Tai Ho Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong.

     The substantive hearing shall, subject to any adjournments that the Commission may consider necessary from time to time, continue until November 16 and shall, on a provisional basis, resume on November 26 until December 21.

     Unless otherwise directed by the Commission, the substantive hearing will be held from 10am to 1pm and from 2.30pm to 5pm on weekdays. The Commission may consider holding the substantive hearing on Saturday mornings during the said periods if necessary.

     The substantive hearing will be open to the public and live video/audio broadcast of the proceedings will be provided at the hearing transmission gallery and hall area next to the hearing room. No photography or audio/video recording is allowed at the hearing venue.