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BackBeijing removes Hong Kong housing chief Winnie Ho after Tai Po fire resignation
Beijing removes Hong Kong housing chief Winnie Ho after Tai Po fire resignation
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Beijing removes Hong Kong housing chief Winnie Ho after Tai Po fire resignation

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Beijing removed Hong Kong housing chief Winnie Ho Wing-yin from office on Tuesday after she resigned last week taking political responsibility for the deadly Tai Po fire, per Xinhua; Chief Executive John Lee praised her dedication but no successor was named.

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Winnie Ho Wing-yin resigned last week to take political responsibility for the deadly Tai Po fire. The State Council removed her from office on Tuesday on the recommendation of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu.

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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 recommendation of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu. The announcement gave no reason for the decision and did not name a successor.

In a government statement, Lee said Ho had indicated she would “shoulder the political accountability” for the fire and praised her dedication to implementing his housing policies.

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  • The Hong Kong government will appoint a new housing chief to replace Winnie Ho Wing-yin.

    Very likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • Who will succeed Winnie Ho as housing chief?
  • What were the specific causes of the Tai Po fire?
  • What further accountability measures, if any, will follow?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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