An independent committee investigating the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire in Hong Kong, which killed 168 and displaced nearly 5,000, will delay its final report until late October due to the vast amount of evidence to review.
Hong Kong authorities extended a buy-back offer to Wang Chi House, the last block spared in the Wang Fuk Court blaze, after 77.8% of owners agreed to sell their flats, aiming to resolve uncertainties like rising management fees and property depreciation.
An independent committee investigating Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades will not seek statutory powers to compel witnesses, sparking concerns among survivors about potential lack of scrutiny for key figures.
Hong Kong authorities have filed 25 charges, including manslaughter and conspiracy to defraud, against two companies and seven individuals in connection with the deadly November fire at the Wang Fuk housing complex that killed 168 people.
Cigarette butts will be considered “strong evidence” of a possible breach under a proposed construction site smoking ban, Hong Kong’s labour chief has said, even as he sought to reassure contractors that preventive measures could shield them from the maximum HK$400,000 (US$51,070) fine. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-Han revealed further details about the ban in an interview with the South China Morning Post held amid an inquiry into the deadly Wang Fuk Court blaze, which heard...
The Hong Kong government will include Wang Chi House, the only block spared in the deadly Wang Fuk Court blaze in Tai Po that killed 168 people in November, in its resettlement plan after 75% of homeowners indicated a preference to sell their flats to authorities. The block was originally excluded from the February proposals, but Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun had said authorities would consider acquiring flats if owners reached a high degree of consensus. The original plan involved HK$6.8 billion to buy back damaged homes.
An independent committee investigating Hong Kong's deadliest fire since 1948 held its 18th day of hearings on Thursday, with three Fire Services Department officers testifying. The November 2025 blaze at Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000 residents. Assistant director Michael Yung Kam-hung admitted the department lacked written documentation outlining division of labour with building authorities, and that frontline staff were unclear about their scope of duties.
