Nick Yung Siu-lun – Charm

Inspector failed to spot illegal alterations, Hong Kong fire probe hears

3 months ago03 mins

A Hong Kong building inspector mistook illegal alterations to emergency staircases at a housing estate ravaged in a deadly fire for protective measures on “broken” windows, because he based his assessment solely on documents and did not carry out a site visit, a public inquiry has heard. Senior maintenance surveyor Nick Yung Siu-lun, the head…

High-risk Wang Fuk Court renovation works treated as low-risk, Tai Po probe hears

3 months ago03 mins

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The second of three witnesses from the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit (ICU) is set to testify on Thursday at a hearing into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades. The government-appointed independent committee will…