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A former top Hong Kong official has called on the government to release a structural inspection report of the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court to dispel the concerns of homeowners who have rejected the government’s apartment buyback offer. Hong Kong’s former secretary for transport and housing Anth
After spending 12 gruelling hours battling the Tai Po inferno, frontline firefighter Ah Fai* could not have imagined that, barely a year later, his department would find itself under the harsh glare of public scrutiny. The trauma of that night is still raw. He remembers burning debris from the bambo
Hong Kong homeowners’ resistance to proposals to limit proxy votes and restrict meeting attendance to relatives has prompted authorities to study alternatives to resolve estate management issues behind the deadly Tai Po fire. In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council on Tuesday, the Home and Y
Beijing has formally removed Hong Kong’s housing chief, Winnie Ho Wing-yin, from her post, after she resigned last week to take political responsibility for the deadly Tai Po fire. According to the state-run Xinhua News Agency, the State Council removed Ho from office on Tuesday on the recommendatio
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A task force on last year’s deadly Tai Po fire under the professional body for Hong Kong barristers has backed a move to criminalise bid-rigging and proposed 50 legal reforms, including a strengthened tendering mechanism designed to bar colluding cartels from bidding for projects. The Hong Kong Bar
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We have put together 10 stories from our coverage on the full report of the Wang Fuk Court fire, released almost a year since the tragedy claimed 168 lives. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. John Lee apologises for Tai Po fire, unveils reforms as housing
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Evidence presented to an independent committee investigating last year’s deadly Wang Fuk Court fire has shown insufficient proof that a local politician was involved in bid-rigging at the Tai Po housing estate, the inquiry’s final report has concluded. The report, submitted to the govern
Former residents of the fire-hit Wang Fuk Court housing estate have criticised Hong Kong leader John Lee and top officials for their apology, saying the gesture — coming nearly a year after a blaze claimed 168 lives and left thousands homeless — lacked “sincerity.” Lee led senior officia
This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account. Hong Kong authorities will provide more details about reforms to tackle bid-rigging and enhance oversight of building maintenance projects, in response to the city’s deadliest fire in decades. The gove
Hong Kong’s leader has apologised for last year’s deadly Tai Po fire, vowing extensive civil service and legislative reforms and an overhaul of government departments as his housing chief Winnie Ho Wing-yin resigned to offer political accountability. A grim-faced Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and
Hong Kong’s leader has said the housing minister’s resignation was his “comprehensive political decision” in establishing accountability for the city’s deadliest fire in decades as he pledged to go after the roles of up to 50 civil servants. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also said on Thursday tha
Hong Kong’s disgraced Independent Checking Unit (ICU) will be disbanded as part of reforms in the wake of the city’s deadliest fire in decades, after a judge-led inquiry identified it as the government arm with the greatest responsibility for the Wang Fuk Court inferno. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-c
A combination of a lit cigarette and an “abundant fuel” of combustible materials caused Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, according to a long-awaited report which found the blaze would not have killed so many people, or happened at all, without “human fault”. Eleven months after the deadly fire
The Hong Kong government will set up a company to provide property owners with building renovations support, authorities have said, as part of reforms announced following the release of an investigation report on the deadly Tai Po fire. Leading a press conference with the city’s top officials
A long-awaited report on the Wang Fuk Court fire released by Hong Kong authorities on Thursday set out how a chain of systemic failures across the government and the construction sector led to the deaths of 168 people. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu alongside top officials announced an array of de
下稿代就大埔宏福苑火災成立的獨立委員會發出： 就大埔宏福苑火災成立的獨立委員會知悉政府今日（十月二十九日）已公布經遮蓋的委員會報告。 委員會知悉政府經徵詢法律意見後，就報告中可能對相關刑事檢控產生任何（實在或觀感上的）不恰當影響的內容作出遮蓋。因應政府邀請，該經遮蓋的報告已上載至委員會網頁（www.ic-wangfukcourtfire.gov.hk/chi/report.html）。委員會知悉，待所有有關的刑事司法程序完成後，政府會公開完整的報告。
At least one senior official will take the rap for the deadly Tai Po fire as part of a set of “bold, comprehensive and far-reaching reforms” the Hong Kong government will announce on Thursday afternoon, sources have told the South China Morning Post. The official’s expected resignation would be part
Hong Kong’s environmental authorities have addressed “false rumours” that a fire that broke out at a waste incineration plant was caused by design defects and a collapsed incineration module. The fire that broke out at the I·PARK1 waste management facility in Shek Kwu Chau, south of Lantau Island, o
Hong Kong’s leader is expected to announce reforms introducing criminal penalties for bid-rigging on Thursday, when the government will also release the final investigation report into the Tai Po inferno, the South China Morning Post has learned. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and his senior offic
The abrupt suspension of Hong Kong’s first waste incinerator after a fire is a stark warning against relying too heavily on the HK$31.3 billion (US$4 billion) plant, environmentalists have said, as a former lawmaker urges the government to keep its landfill-free timetable on track. Monday’s blaze br
Hong Kong environmental authorities have instructed the works contractor for a waste incineration plant where a fire broke out on Monday to submit an incident report within seven days, after close to 1,000 people were evacuated, with one sent to hospital. The statement came hours after the blaze at
Firefighters raced to rescue two workers left dangling on safety harnesses more than 30 storeys above ground outside a skyscraper in Hong Kong’s Central district on Monday evening after their suspended working platform apparently malfunctioned and dropped. The incident occurred at about 6.16pm at Ja
Close to 1,000 people have been evacuated from a waste incineration plant off Hong Kong’s Shek Kwu Chau island after a No. 3 alarm fire broke out at the facility on Monday. The Fire Services Department said it received reports at 12.42pm on Monday that a fire had broken out at the I·PARK1 wast
Hong Kong firefighters continued to battle a hill fire near a residential area in Tuen Mun on Sunday afternoon, several hours after it broke out. No injuries were reported, but the flames were spreading along the hillside near Shan King Estate, sending thick clouds of smoke billowing into the air. T
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Inspections into lift safety across Hong Kong have found no missing fire-resistant door frames among contractors other than Taizoom Elevator, authorities said on Thursday, after 338 buildings served by the firm were confirmed to lack the crucial components. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Dep