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Hong Kong’s Self-Regulation System Under Scrutiny After Devastating Wang Fuk Court Fire
An administrative "honour system" that relied on Hong Kong’s private sector to self-regulate created critical oversight loopholes and allowed obvious fire hazards at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate to remain unchecked for an extended period, ultimately contributing to last year’s devastating inferno, legal counsel for an independent committee investigating the disaster stated. In the […]
The Deceit, Inaction, and Deliberate Omission of Contractors Fueled the Wang Fuk Court Inferno
Hong Kong authorities’ role in last year’s deadly Wang Fuk Court blaze was secondary to that of construction and fire service firms, which either conspired to circumvent supervision or neglected their statutory duties, a government counsel has argued. Jenkin Suen SC, concluding the government’s submissions at an independent committee inquiry into the tragedy, unequivocally attributed […]
