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Are you aware that the Construction Innovation and Technology Fund (CITF) is subsidising the use of prefabricated rebar products at a grant of $200 per tonne? Up to now, CITF has approved over 30 applications involving over $20 million in total!

Prefabricated rebar products, produced by highly automated rebar prefabrication

yard, enhances productivity, uplifts built quality, improves construction safety and

reduces material wastage. Recognising such benefits, its use has become more and

more popular in many countries. With a view to encouraging a wider application of

steel rebar products locally, the government set up the List of Approved Steel

Reinforcing Bar Prefabrication Yards in 2016. Currently, there are four approved

yards. All of them have to operate in strict compliance with stringent technical,

quality assurance and probity requirements. At present, these four yards can cater

for about 1 S% of rebar demand for reinforced concrete in Hong Kong.

As of October 2019, the total re bar production from these 4 yards has already been

more than double of the annual production in 2018. The demand boom reflects

that the local construction industry is getting more receptive to the use of

prefabricated rebar products.

The government is keen to promote the use of off-site prefabricated rebar and

has selected 22 pilot works projects, of which the contractors are required to

apply a minimum of 70% prefabricated rebar products. The government is also

collaborating with the Construction Industry Council to arrange relevant seminars

and training courses, formulate standards and technical guidelines and explore

how to use software to improve the workflow so as to facilitate the adoption of this

technology in the industry.

To encourage wider adoption of this technology, the subsidy level from CITF has

been doubled to $200 per tonne with the project ceiling uplifted from $0.8 million

to $3 million. The strong support of CITF is expected to help accelerate the

development of off-site prefabricated rebar products.

Quick grasp the chance! Apply now!