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Kone Elevator (HK) Ltd v Construction Industry Council

[2023] HKDC 1216
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtHong Kong District Court
Year2023
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Whether works (here, lift and escalator maintenance) constitute 'construction operations' attracting a levy under the Construction Industry Council Ordinance is to be determined by a purposive construction of the Ordinance and a realistic analysis of the facts, not by a narrow or strict reading of Schedule 1.

Area of Law

construction

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