‘Regulatory vacuum’: Hong Kong fire probe reveals confusion over safety roles

A public inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has exposed confusion among government departments over their roles in supervising large renovation projects, with a fire services officer insisting his department is not responsible for handling complaints about flammable building materials because it lacks expertise in construction. Michael Yung Kam-hung, an assistant director of the Fire Services Department, said on Wednesday it did not take legal action over breaches discovered...