Background

The planning and execution of building rehabilitation often involves the appointment of various service providers (e.g. Building Professionals / Registered Contractor / other relevant professionals) to ensure compliance with legal requirement and the provision of required services.

Based on URA’s previous experience in building rehabilitation, a quality service provider is largely conducive to a building rehabilitation project with systematic and effective planning and implementation. Unfortunately, building owners/OCs often relayed that some of the existing service providers varied greatly in terms of service quality or quality of works carried out. The source of information or reference materials available in the market are often incomprehensive, as a result building owners/OCs often encounter difficulties in identifying the appropriate service providers.

In view of the above, the Building Rehabilitation Platform (“the Platform”) has launched the Building Rehabilitation Company Registration Scheme (“BRCRS”)  with the following objectives:

• To establish a one-stop information platform that building owners can use to search for service providers;
• To assess service providers’ project management mechanisms and systems for performing building rehabilitation works;
• To encourage service providers to keep improving their service; and
• To promote a standard of good practice to service providers.

Type of Registration

BRCRS will accept application from service providers under the following categories:

• Authorised Persons; 
• Registered Inspectors; 
• Registered General Building Contractors; 
• Registered Minor Works Contractors (Class I) ; and
• Registered Fire Service Installation Contractors (Class 1 or 2). (Application have been closed)

Application Period

The official application for all categories will be closed on 1 January 2026.

(Note: URA will consolidate the lists of all consultants and contractors it manages, and details of the new arrangements will be announced on 1 January 2026.)

Building Rehabilitation Company Database Search Engine

Company information and assessment scores for all the successful registered consultants and contractors have been included in the Building Rehabilitation Company Database Search Engine (the Database) for public reference. For details, please visit the website for the Database https://brcrs.brplatform.org.hk/en/search-terms 

Service Providers Reference List

Besides, the Platform integrates the "Service Providers Reference List" which currently kept by relevant government departments and other organisations related to building rehabilitation projects for the owners' reference.