11월 26일 치명적인 대포 화재로 왕복 코트에서 161명 사망하고 5천 명 이재민이 발생한 후, 홍콩 개발처 장관 베르나데트 린 혼호는 더 엄격한 건축 안전법을 약속하며 건설 부문 허점에 관대하지 않겠다고 맹세하고 위험한 리모델링은 정부가 인수하겠다고 했다.
토요일, 개발처 장관 베르나데트 린 혼호는 라디오 프로그램에서 43시간 화재 후 건설 관행에 대한 대중의 감시 속에 ‘기존 시스템을 철저히 검토하고 강력한 조치를 취해야’ 한다고 촉구했다.
리 가추 행정장관은 앞서 체계적 개혁을 약속한 바 있다. 린 장관은 불량 부동산 소유주들이 소유자 협동조합에 침투해 불법 유지보수 계획을 추진한다고 경고했다. 화재 후 새로운 검사 규정으로 안전 위험을 초래하는 일부 리모델링이 지연되면서 정부가 개입해 공공 안전을 최우선으로 하고 재발을 방지하게 됐다.
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Residents of Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court have returned to the fire-ravaged ruins in recent days, climbing stairs to retrieve jewellery, cash, photo albums and keepsakes before bidding farewell to their homes. The fire services chief acknowledged at a hearing that departments need better communication while insisting on clear divisions of responsibility. The blaze killed 168 people.
Hong Kong has launched a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Fire Services Ordinance, six months after a deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po.
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The independent committee probing the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po held its first evidential session, uncovering six human factors behind the near-total failure of fire safety measures. Leading counsel Victor Dawes SC highlighted denials of responsibility by the Labour Department, Fire Services Department, and Housing Bureau's Independent Checking Unit for the HK$336 million project. Details also emerged on the death of firefighter Ho Wai-ho amid the November inferno that killed 168.
A public inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has exposed confusion among government agencies over roles in supervising large renovation projects. A fire services officer testified on Wednesday that his department was not responsible for handling complaints about flammable building materials due to a lack of construction expertise.
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Hong Kong's Fire Services Department has extended a fire safety inspection operation targeting old buildings for two more years. The move follows a deadly blaze in Tai Po and builds on an initial scheme that led to 75 prosecutions.