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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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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.

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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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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

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

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

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