The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced today (30th) that in relation to the Hakdong disaster in Gwangju, which occurred in June of last year, in which 9 people died and 8 were seriously injured, the Seoul Metropolitan Government imposed an administrative suspension of business for 8 months against Hyundai Development Company for violating the Framework Act on the Construction Industry.
In June last year, in response to the request for administrative action from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Seoul Metropolitan Government decided to take such an administrative action after submitting opinions and hearings to Hyundai Development Company in relation to an accident in which nine citizens died during demolition work in Hakdong Redevelopment District 4, Gwangju.
The reasons for the disposition were that it was constructed differently from the dismantling plan to provide the cause of the collapse of the structure and that it violated site management and supervision.
Hyundai Development Company is prohibited from engaging in business activities as a construction company, such as participating in bidding, for eight months after receiving administrative disposition.
However, in the case of a construction project that has been initiated after a contract has been signed before receiving administrative disposition or has been approved in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, construction may be continued.
Separately, the city announced that it would consider strong measures, including cancellation of registration, within six months for the case of the 'apartment collapse in Hwajeong-dong, Gwangju'.