Bridge Parts Aren't Damaged, Insist Officials

Authorities on Wednesday rejected claims that a structure forming part of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge project has been damaged, and said reports of concrete parts being washed away are false.

Footage taken by drone users appeared to show that large pieces of concrete – known as tetrapods – that form part of a breakwater structure on an artificial island had drifted away.

But in a statement, the mainland-based bridge authority said the tetrapods were installed in a random fashion by design.

The statement said the whole bridge project has passed quality tests and was left unscathed by a battering it received during Super Typhoon Hato last year.

Earlier, engineer Albert Lai, who is also the convenor of the Professional Commons think tank, said a thorough investigation into the alleged damage had to be carried out.

Lai said the government must make sure that the main structure of the island and a tunnel under it have not been affected.