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سياسة·24.05.2026ملخص الذكاء الاصطناعي

US Private Prison Firm MTC Faces Scrutiny Over Australian Immigration Detention Failures

US-based Management and Training Corporation (MTC), operating Australia's immigration detention centers via Secure Journeys, faces multiple investigations due to catastrophic security failures. These include detainee escapes, staff assaults, and a lack of basic safety equipment, prompting warnings from regulators about risks to staff and detainees.

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Crime·17.05.2026ملخص الذكاء الاصطناعي

Exit Trafficking: A Growing Crime Transcending Borders

Exit trafficking, a crime involving deception and often domestic violence, is on the rise but lacks awareness. Victims, often on temporary visas, are manipulated by partners into returning to their home countries or traveling abroad, only to have their sponsorship for permanent residency withdrawn or face financial demands. Advocates call for increased funding to address this under-resourced issue.

Home Affairs Department ‘did its best’ on Wang Fuk Court complaints, official tells probe

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The deputy director of the Home Affairs Department and the former head of the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit (ICU) are the latest Hong Kong officials to testify at a public hearing on Friday into the city’s deadliest blaze in decades. Their cross-examination will also conclude the fourth round of evidential hearings held by the...

Tai Po probe: housing checking unit admits ‘blind spots’ amid ‘robotic’ workflow criticism - as it happened

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The deputy director of the Home Affairs Department and the former head of the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit (ICU) were the latest Hong Kong officials to testify at a public hearing on the city’s deadliest blaze in decades. Their cross-examination on Friday concluded the fourth round of evidential hearings held by the government-appointed...

Tai Po probe: housing checking unit admits ‘blind spots’ amid ‘robotic’ workflow criticism

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The deputy director of the Home Affairs Department and the former head of the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit (ICU) are the latest Hong Kong officials to testify at a public hearing on Friday into the city’s deadliest blaze in decades. Their cross-examination will also conclude the fourth round of evidential hearings held by the...

Tai Po probe: department ‘did its best’, repeatedly urged committee to hold meeting

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The deputy director of the Home Affairs Department and the former head of the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit (ICU) are the latest Hong Kong officials to testify at a public hearing on Friday into the city’s deadliest blaze in decades. Their cross-examination will also conclude the fourth round of evidential hearings held by the...

Claims of no foam material regulations ‘unacceptable’, Tai Po fire probe hears

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. An independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadly Wang Fuk Court fire will scrutinise the roles of building and home affairs authorities on the 20th day of evidential hearings. Four witnesses from the Buildings Department and the Home Affairs Department are scheduled to give evidence before the judge-led panel on Monday. The inferno broke out on...

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Hong Kong Wang Fuk Court Fire Inquiry to Examine Building, Home Affairs Authorities

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العالم·27.04.2026ملخص الذكاء الاصطناعي

Hong Kong Wang Fuk Court Fire Inquiry to Examine Building, Home Affairs Authorities

An independent committee investigating the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po will examine the roles of the Buildings Department and Home Affairs Department on the 20th day of hearings. Four witnesses from these departments are scheduled to testify. The November 26 fire killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000 residents. The inquiry has heard that multiple government departments referred fire risk complaints to each other rather than addressing them.

Tai Po fire probe: higher qualifications, supervision required for repair works

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. An independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadly Wang Fuk Court fire will scrutinise the roles of building and home affairs authorities on the 20th day of evidential hearings. Four witnesses from the Buildings Department and the Home Affairs Department are scheduled to give evidence before the judge-led panel on Monday. The inferno broke out on...

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Hong Kong Wang Fuk Court Fire Inquiry Enters 20th Day as Building, Home Affairs Authorities Called to Testify

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Crime·27.04.2026ملخص الذكاء الاصطناعي

Hong Kong Wang Fuk Court Fire Inquiry Enters 20th Day as Building, Home Affairs Authorities Called to Testify

An independent committee investigating the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, will hear testimony from four witnesses from the Buildings Department and Home Affairs Department on the 20th day of evidential hearings. The November 2025 blaze killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000 residents. The inquiry is examining jurisdictional failures between government departments that allegedly referred fire risk complaints to each other instead of addressing them.

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US Private Prison Firm MTC Faces Scrutiny Over Australian Immigration Detention Failures

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Home Affairs Department ‘did its best’ on Wang Fuk Court complaints, official tells probe

Tai Po probe: housing checking unit admits ‘blind spots’ amid ‘robotic’ workflow criticism - as it happened

Tai Po probe: housing checking unit admits ‘blind spots’ amid ‘robotic’ workflow criticism

Tai Po probe: department ‘did its best’, repeatedly urged committee to hold meeting

Claims of no foam material regulations ‘unacceptable’, Tai Po fire probe hears

Hong Kong Wang Fuk Court Fire Inquiry to Examine Building, Home Affairs Authorities

Tai Po fire probe: higher qualifications, supervision required for repair works

Hong Kong Wang Fuk Court Fire Inquiry Enters 20th Day as Building, Home Affairs Authorities Called to Testify