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Chung Kit-man, director of Victory Fire Engineering. Photo: Edmond So

Tai Po blaze hearing: property management worker unaware fire alarms deactivated

3 months ago03 mins

A property management worker at the housing estate ravaged by Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades was unaware that fire alarms had been deactivated after the hose reel system was shut down for water tank repairs, an evidentiary hearing has been told. On the sixth day of hearings by an independent committee investigating the November…

Senior civil servants to face scrutiny in Hong Kong blaze inquiry

5 months ago02 mins

Senior civil servants are among scores of witnesses to be cross-examined by an independent committee set up to probe the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades in a string of open hearings expected to take around two months, the South China Morning Post has learned. The committee tasked to investigate the fire, which…