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Exclusive | Hong Kong steps up probes, crackdown on firms linked to Wang Fuk Court blaze

2 weeks ago03 mins

Hong Kong authorities and professional bodies have stepped up investigations into the city’s deadliest fire in decades and started taking disciplinary action against any parties found to have breached regulations, the Post has learned. The probes follow last month’s blaze at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court housing estate, which killed at least 160 people, including…

Exclusive | Hong Kong contractor for fire-hit Tai Po project has record of safety offences

3 weeks ago02 mins

The contractor behind renovation work at the site of Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades had previously breached safety requirements for construction projects on multiple occasions, the Post has found. Prestige Construction & Engineering Co Limited was convicted of two safety offences in a Mid-Levels project in November 2023, according to Labour Department records seen…