XI's gang can't even make a proper window. What a hopeless country!

[Leongsam]

Can't even install a simple window and they expect to take on the mighty USA!


Boy, 5, killed after window falls on him from 20th floor in southern China
17 Jun, 2019 9:09am
3 minutes to read

The city of Shenzhen at twilight. Photo / 123RF
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A 5-year-old boy in southern China has died from head injuries after a window fell on him from the 20th floor of a building as he was walking to school with his mother.
The tragedy happened as the pair were passing a fruit shop in their residential community in Shenzhen's Futian district on Thursday, news website Thepaper.cn reported.
The boy was struck on the head by the falling window and died from his injuries in hospital on Sunday morning, his uncle said on social network WeChat.
Police said an initial investigation found it was an accident, and that the window had come down from the bedroom of a flat in the building, according to the report.
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The local housing authority has asked the property management company responsible for the residential community to carry out safety checks on all buildings.
The boy's uncle, Mr Chen, told the news website that the family had to pay more than 75,000 yuan ($16,600) for his nephew's medical bills, and that the company had given them just 3000 yuan in compensation.
"But when the accident happened, they told us they would cover all the medical expenses," he was quoted as saying.
It was not clear whether any further action would be taken against the property management firm.
A window fell from another building in the residential community just weeks ago.
No one was injured on that occasion, which was blamed on workers failing to follow safety procedures when they installed an air conditioner on the outside of the building.
There are regular cases of people being injured by objects falling from high-rise buildings in China.
According to Chinese law, if no one is found responsible, all users of the building where an object fell from - except for those who can prove they were not involved - must compensate the victim.
In 2016, a man riding an electric bike was killed when he was struck on the head by a brick falling from a high-rise building in Wuhu, Anhui province, Xinan Evening News reported.
A year later, a local court ordered 133 people from 81 households in the building, along with the property management firm, to pay compensation of 500,000 yuan to the victim's family.
In Guangzhou last year, a woman was seriously injured after she was hit by a dog that fell out of a building.
The dog survived and ran off, but the woman spent 20 days in intensive care recovering from neck injuries. Police were unable to track down the dog's owner.
- South China Morning Post

 

[red amoeba]

Agreed. It’s better staying at Yangon where nothing can be built over three stories.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Can't even install a simple window and they expect to take on the mighty USA!


Boy, 5, killed after window falls on him from 20th floor in southern China
17 Jun, 2019 9:09am
3 minutes to read

The city of Shenzhen at twilight. Photo / 123RF
Other


A 5-year-old boy in southern China has died from head injuries after a window fell on him from the 20th floor of a building as he was walking to school with his mother.
The tragedy happened as the pair were passing a fruit shop in their residential community in Shenzhen's Futian district on Thursday, news website Thepaper.cn reported.
The boy was struck on the head by the falling window and died from his injuries in hospital on Sunday morning, his uncle said on social network WeChat.
Police said an initial investigation found it was an accident, and that the window had come down from the bedroom of a flat in the building, according to the report.
ADVERTISEMENT

Advertise with NZME.

The local housing authority has asked the property management company responsible for the residential community to carry out safety checks on all buildings.
The boy's uncle, Mr Chen, told the news website that the family had to pay more than 75,000 yuan ($16,600) for his nephew's medical bills, and that the company had given them just 3000 yuan in compensation.
"But when the accident happened, they told us they would cover all the medical expenses," he was quoted as saying.
It was not clear whether any further action would be taken against the property management firm.
A window fell from another building in the residential community just weeks ago.
No one was injured on that occasion, which was blamed on workers failing to follow safety procedures when they installed an air conditioner on the outside of the building.
There are regular cases of people being injured by objects falling from high-rise buildings in China.
According to Chinese law, if no one is found responsible, all users of the building where an object fell from - except for those who can prove they were not involved - must compensate the victim.
In 2016, a man riding an electric bike was killed when he was struck on the head by a brick falling from a high-rise building in Wuhu, Anhui province, Xinan Evening News reported.
A year later, a local court ordered 133 people from 81 households in the building, along with the property management firm, to pay compensation of 500,000 yuan to the victim's family.
In Guangzhou last year, a woman was seriously injured after she was hit by a dog that fell out of a building.
The dog survived and ran off, but the woman spent 20 days in intensive care recovering from neck injuries. Police were unable to track down the dog's owner.
- South China Morning Post

Kangaroo land is no better. So pap the best.


Mascot Towers unit owners to foot bill for repairs prompting calls for better consumer protections
BY BELLINDA KONTOMINAS AND ANTONETTE COLLINS
UPDATED ABOUT 11 HOURS AGO
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An apartment block
PHOTO The Mascot Towers building was built a decade ago, falling outside the statutory warranty period.
AAP: BIANCA DE MARCHI
Owners of apartments in the Mascot Towers development will be left with a hefty bill to repair structural damage as the building is too old to fall under warranty, with property experts calling for better consumer protections.

Key points:
Residents were evacuated from the building on Friday night after a "rapid deterioration" of cracks
In NSW, new building defects are covered under warranty for six years after building completion
Units in affected buildings can be difficult to sell after highly-publicised evacuations
Residents were forced to evacuate the 10-storey Sydney building on Friday night after major cracks appeared in its beams.

Temporary building props were installed in the carpark earlier in the week due to the "rapid deterioration" of cracks within a primary support beam, residents were told.

Under NSW law, building defects are covered under warranty for six years after completion of a development.

Stephen Goddard, spokesman for the Owners Corporation Network — an advocacy group for owners in strata schemes — said owners of apartments in the decade-old Mascot Towers development were no longer covered by the statutory warranty period and would now be left with a hefty bill.

"Consumers have nowhere to go in these sorts of situations, there's nobody for them to sue, there's nowhere for them to turn," Mr Goddard said.

"People have more consumer protection buying a fridge than a million-dollar apartment."

A group of people stand outside a building at night.
PHOTO Residents were evacuated of Friday night after cracks appeared in the building.
ABC NEWS: SELBY STEWART
The owners corporation would now pay for the cost of repairs to the building by raising strata levies, he said.

Mr Goddard said 80 per cent of all new apartment buildings were constructed with structural defects, many of which do not appear until the six-year warranty has passed.

"Anybody looking to purchase in a building less than 10 years of age is foolish because the defects will not have yet surfaced," he said.

"Don't buy anything less than 10 years old. You never buy off the plan, it's unsafe to do so," he said, adding that buyers should not assume any modern apartment building had been built to code.

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VIDEO 0:37 Residents were evacuated from the Mascot Towers after cracks were spotted in the building
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Mr Goddard, who is also a strata lawyer, said the High Court had recently confirmed that developers and builders do not owe owners' corporations any duty of care because owners' corporations do not exist at the time of registration of the plan.

He called on the NSW Parliament to create a statutory duty of care to better protect consumers and said, so far, there had been no political incentive for governments to do so.

"Most of our parliaments are on a sort of junkie hit when it comes to the building industry," he said.

"The more they help the builder build, the more stamp duty they get, the more council and water rates come in.

The structural problems in Mascot come six months after 3,000 residents of the Opal Tower at Olympic Park were evacuated from the building after major movement was detected.

Buildings become 'toxic' to buyers
Mr Goddard said the implications for owners in these buildings could be ongoing.

"The building will become toxic, just like Opal, where you won't be able to sell out of it because people know of the structural defects," he said.

"For many years, ever-increasing property prices have 'wallpapered' over the issue.

"We're now seeing owners confronted with the possibility that their investment … may be lower than their outstanding mortgage."

A crack is seen in the structure of a building
PHOTO An apartment currently for sale in the building is unlikely to sell as a result of the evacuations.
AAP: BIANCA DE MARCHI
MGM Properties principal real estate agent Michael Xylas has a one-bedroom apartment in Mascot Towers on the market for $740,000 which he said was now unlikely to sell.

"Obviously, I don't think anybody will be in a position to commit to buying a property with a building that's got problems," Mr Xylas said.

"It's very damaging for the vendor who was counting on selling this property."

Mr Xylas said gaps in the strata system meant there should be annual checks by certifiers to ensure buildings' structural integrity.

"I think there will be a lot more scrutiny on the construction side of buildings now, so building inspectors will be doing thorough checks on buildings prior to making any recommendations," he said.

"There's a number of buildings that I know that there's been no checks and only when something does happen that all of a sudden they start getting engineers to do reports on buildings.

"So, I think as part of any strata now there should be an introduction to make sure that there's a certifier or an engineers' report done on an annual basis."

A sign that says 'no stopping' in the foreground in front of a tall apartment building, Opal Tower.
PHOTO The Opal Tower at Sydney Olympic Park has been affected by structural defects that forced 3,000 residents to evacuate.
AAP: MICK TSIKAS
Apartment expert and columnist Jimmy Thomson said many new buildings seemed to be constructed to lower standards as builders and developers attempt to cut costs.

"We all know that every new apartment block in Sydney has problems of some sort — most of which can be fixed," he said.

Common problems included water leakage and lack of fire protection, Mr Thomson said.

Major structural defects were much less common, but it was hard to put a figure on it, especially when they happen outside the statutory warranty period.

"It's very hard to find out how many there are because the last thing that owners in a building want to do is publicise the fact that they own apartments in a defective building," he said.

Mr Thomson said prospective apartment buyers need to do their due diligence to make sure the developer is reputable before buying.

And for those who own in buildings that are less than six years old, ensure the entire development has been thoroughly inspected for defects.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the Department of Fair Trading would investigate the cause of the structural damage at Mascot Towers and the Government would do everything in its power to hold whoever was responsible to account.

Ms Berejiklian conceded more needed to be done to protect consumers, given the large number of people living in strata developments.

"We're doing everything we can to support all residents in these circumstances and more importantly trying to get on the front foot to ensure that these type of situations don't arise in the future," she said.

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[Hypocrite-The]

Can't even install a simple window and they expect to take on the mighty USA!


Boy, 5, killed after window falls on him from 20th floor in southern China
17 Jun, 2019 9:09am
3 minutes to read

The city of Shenzhen at twilight. Photo / 123RF
Other


A 5-year-old boy in southern China has died from head injuries after a window fell on him from the 20th floor of a building as he was walking to school with his mother.
The tragedy happened as the pair were passing a fruit shop in their residential community in Shenzhen's Futian district on Thursday, news website Thepaper.cn reported.
The boy was struck on the head by the falling window and died from his injuries in hospital on Sunday morning, his uncle said on social network WeChat.
Police said an initial investigation found it was an accident, and that the window had come down from the bedroom of a flat in the building, according to the report.
ADVERTISEMENT

Advertise with NZME.

The local housing authority has asked the property management company responsible for the residential community to carry out safety checks on all buildings.
The boy's uncle, Mr Chen, told the news website that the family had to pay more than 75,000 yuan ($16,600) for his nephew's medical bills, and that the company had given them just 3000 yuan in compensation.
"But when the accident happened, they told us they would cover all the medical expenses," he was quoted as saying.
It was not clear whether any further action would be taken against the property management firm.
A window fell from another building in the residential community just weeks ago.
No one was injured on that occasion, which was blamed on workers failing to follow safety procedures when they installed an air conditioner on the outside of the building.
There are regular cases of people being injured by objects falling from high-rise buildings in China.
According to Chinese law, if no one is found responsible, all users of the building where an object fell from - except for those who can prove they were not involved - must compensate the victim.
In 2016, a man riding an electric bike was killed when he was struck on the head by a brick falling from a high-rise building in Wuhu, Anhui province, Xinan Evening News reported.
A year later, a local court ordered 133 people from 81 households in the building, along with the property management firm, to pay compensation of 500,000 yuan to the victim's family.
In Guangzhou last year, a woman was seriously injured after she was hit by a dog that fell out of a building.
The dog survived and ran off, but the woman spent 20 days in intensive care recovering from neck injuries. Police were unable to track down the dog's owner.
- South China Morning Post

Oh yes singkieland Bagus...let's move on

50 cases of falling windows this year in five-year high
There have been 50 cases of windows falling this year, with the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Housing Board (HDB) reminding home owners to maintain their windows at least once every six months.
There have been 50 cases of windows falling this year, with the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Housing Board (HDB) reminding home owners to maintain their windows at least once every six months. PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER
Published
Dec 12, 2017, 10:27 am SGT
SINGAPORE - There have been 50 cases of windows falling this year, with the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Housing Board (HDB) reminding home owners to maintain their windows at least once every six months.

The figure is a five-year high, with the number of falling windows not surpassing 46 since 2012, when there were 71 fallen windows recorded.

From January to November this year, 25 sliding windows and 24 casement windows fell. One other window was not of these two types, according to a joint statement on Tuesday (Dec 12) by BCA and HDB.

Most of the sliding windows that fell did so due to the lack of proper safety stoppers and angle strips in place to ensure that the window panels were kept within the tracks.

The panels then detached and fell when home owners tried to open or close the windows.

As for casement windows, most of those which fell were found fitted with aluminium rivets that had corroded. The corrosion compromised the rivets' strength and functionality, such that they could not hold window panels firmly in place.

Mr Lim Beng Kwee, a director under BCA's Special Functions Group, said falling windows pose a huge danger to the public.

"We should all do our part to eliminate this risk. All home owners and tenants should regularly maintain their windows at least once every six months," he said.

Since 2004, it has been a requirement for all aluminium rivets in casement windows to be replaced with stainless steel ones.

Home owners should also check that the window rivets and fasteners are not rusty or loose, and regularly clean and lubricate joints or movable parts. Windows should be maintained regularly even if they have been installed with stainless steel rivets.

As for sliding windows, home owners should ensure there are safety stoppers and/or angle strips installed properly, and replace these if they wear out. They should also clean the tracks and ensure the window panels can slide smoothly.

Home owners who fail to replace all aluminium rivets in casements with stainless steel rivets can be jailed for up to six months and/or fined up to $5,000.

If a window falls due to lack of maintenance, home owners can face up to a year's jail and/or a fine of up to $10,000.

Since 2006, 326 people have been fined and 86 people have been prosecuted for fallen windows.


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[mojito]

Agreed. It’s better staying at Yangon where nothing can be built over three stories.

Consequently land and housing prices do not skyrocket. You prefer to pay more have sex in small places?

 

[no_faith]

Compare happy happy bring guns to school massacre ok la
Both on par

 

[Tony Tan]

 

[Tony Tan]

 

[Semaj2357]

not only bricks and window panes, even dogs feel the heat and stress of high-rise living.
and little wonder that chinks think little of opening any window when smoking onboard airplanes

In Guangzhou last year, a woman was seriously injured after she was hit by a dog that fell out of a building.
The dog survived and ran off, but the woman spent 20 days in intensive care recovering from neck injuries. Police were unable to track down the dog's owner.

 

[laksaboy]

This was from last year.

 

[SeeFartLoong]

China is world Champion in Bridges. If Xi ordered, they can make a bridge within just hours.

Using PLA combat engineers.

https://m.bilibili.com/video/av34076918.html

https://m.bilibili.com/video/av44597247.html



Even civilian contractor can within 2 months make a new bridge like MAGIC. Noone absolutely in this world can match.

 

[winnipegjets]

The world must be useless then as Chinese products are used everywhere.

China will be Great Again.

 

[SeeFartLoong]

Shenzhen hit by Typhoon 3 times a year, hence Windows wear and tear is 10X or 50X worst. Lifespan very short.


During each storm many can be broken instantly. Even advertising bill boards on roof or roads can be ripped off. Shaken until half dropping. Brand new also can be gone.

 

[laksaboy]

This is the difference between Hong Kong and China.