Fire Services Ordinance – Charm

Changes to fire services law with tougher penalties set for public consultation

1 day ago02 mins

Hong Kong authorities are planning to launch a public consultation over a raft of new fire safety-related requirements and offences with tough penalties following the city’s deadliest blaze in decades. Confirming an earlier report by the South China Morning Post, the Security Bureau on Friday laid out its planned amendments to the Fire Services Ordinance,…

Michael Yung, an assistant director of the Fire Services Department, arrives at City Gallery in Central to give his testimony on Wednesday. Photo: Sun Yeung

Confusion over government agencies’ roles in fire oversight, Tai Po probe reveals

3 days ago02 mins

A public inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has shed light on government departments’ confusion over their roles in supervising large-scale renovation projects, with a fire service official insisting his department was not responsible for handling complaints about flammable building materials because it lacked expertise in construction. Michael Yung Kam-hung, an assistant director…