An independent committee set up to investigate Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has named 14 members of Wang Fuk Court’s former owners’ corporation management group and seven residents as “involved parties” to give evidence at its hearings.
The seven were among a list of 37 involved parties published on Tuesday by the committee ahead of the first of eight hearings by the body for listening to evidence about the tragedy.
The first hearing will take place on Thursday, while the last is scheduled for April 2.
“The committee will also invite witnesses who are not involved parties to give verbal evidence at the evidential hearings,” it said, adding that it would release the list of witnesses on each hearing date.
The government established the independent body to investigate the cause of the fire at Wang Fuk Court last November and identify any systemic problems related to large-scale building maintenance and renovation works.
The blaze killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000 residents.
