The Architectural Services Department of Hong Kong announced on Friday that it has suspended the main contractor and the lift subcontractor responsible for the new clinical block at Queen Mary Hospital. This decision follows a series of technical defects that rendered the majority of the facility's lifts unreliable, subsequently delaying the launch of essential hospital services.

According to the department, the suspension from future public works tenders is a direct result of documented poor performance in official assessment reports. The government has mandated that the involved contractors must bear the full financial responsibility for all necessary remedial works. While the department has confirmed the suspension, the specific timeline for the completion of repairs and the eventual opening of the clinical block remains under review. The contractors have not yet issued a public statement regarding the government's decision or the specific nature of the technical failures.