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Hong Kong prepares for Tai Po fire inquiry report, pledges swift action
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Hong Kong prepares for Tai Po fire inquiry report, pledges swift action

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Hong Kong authorities have made preparations to implement reforms and pursue accountability ahead of the Tai Po fire inquiry panel's final report due later this month, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said, pledging to act 'as soon as possible' after receiving the judge-led committee's findings on last November's deadly blaze at Wang Fuk Court.

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A deadly fire occurred at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po last November, prompting an independent judge-led committee investigation into official failings linked to the blaze.

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Hong Kong authorities have made “a series of preparations” to implement reforms and pursue accountability ahead of the Tai Po fire inquiry panel’s final report due later this month, the city’s leader said, pledging to act “as soon as possible”.\n\nThe government reportedly established a dedicated task force under the Public Service Commission, led by former commissioner for sports George Tsoi Kin-pan and former deputy secretary for security Benjamin Mok Kwan-yu, to investigate alleged official failings linked to the blaze.\n\nChief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that the government would study and follow up on the recommendations of the judge-led independent committee investigating last November’s deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. He added that details would be announced after he received the report.\n\n“The government has already made a series of preparations,” Lee told the media before the city’s top decision-making Executive Council meeting.

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  • The Hong Kong government will announce specific reforms and accountability measures following receipt of the Tai Po fire inquiry panel's final report.

    Very likely · Within weeks

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  • What specific recommendations will the inquiry panel make?
  • When exactly will the final report be released?
  • What reforms and accountability measures is the government preparing?
  • Who else might be implicated in the alleged official failings?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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