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Outside In | To root out corruption, Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire investigation must go beyond scapegoats

1 day ago03 mins

Alongside death and taxes, there are few things more universally certain than corruption in public procurement. That is a reality worth keeping front of mind in Hong Kong as we home in on those we want to blame for the tragic Wang Fuk Court fire that in November killed at least 161 people and left…

Ex-Bar head Victor Dawes named lead counsel in deadly Hong Kong fire inquiry

3 days ago02 mins

Victor Dawes, former chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, has been appointed lead counsel to an independent committee investigating the city’s deadliest fire in decades, with the inquiry expected to begin in the first quarter, the Post has learned. “Preparation work [for the hearing] has been under way at full force. The target is…