A Hong Kong construction company has been accused of owing HK$60 million to subcontractors working on a university student accommodation project, as workers mounted a protest to call for unpaid wages. About 40 workers staged a protest on Monday morning at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), where they were building a new student hostel, according to the Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union. Union chairperson Chau Sze-kit said 60 workers were owed wages for August and September, totalling HK$2 million. Chau told HKFP by phone on Monday that the unpaid …
