香港大埔王福苑致命大火独立调查委员会首次听证会上，听取了导致消防安全措施几乎完全失效的六大人为因素证词。资深大律师Victor Dawes在开幕陈词中指出，劳工处、消防处及房屋局独立监察组均否认负责确保3.36亿港元项目建材防火标准的责任。消防员何伟豪之死细节亦浮出水面。
2026年3月19日，政府委任的独立委员会就大埔王福苑住宅屋苑大火举行首次证据听证会。该火灾于11月26日爆发，是香港数十年最致命火灾，共造成168人死亡，包括消防员何伟豪，并使近5000名居民流离失所。王福苑有七座住宅大厦，包括王泰楼，其中多座被火势吞没。
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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.
An independent committee probing last year’s Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po heard that Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department declined to issue an emergency alert due to fears of confusion and the system’s one-hour activation time. The blaze killed 168 people, Hong Kong’s deadliest since 1948. Officers testified on responsibilities and response failures.
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On the second day of evidential hearings into Hong Kong's deadliest fire at Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po, senior counsel Victor Dawes revealed how residents were misled into selecting a convicted contractor amid widespread bid-rigging and corruption in construction tenders.
At the latest hearing into Hong Kong's deadly November 2025 Tai Po fire, survivors testified on Monday praising Pak Shui-lin, who knocked on neighbours' doors to warn them during the blaze but died in it. Her husband Sdanni Yip Ka-kui and neighbour Lam Yin-ming said her actions were heroic yet 'a natural one that everyone would do', adding she 'did not deserve to suffer such a fate'.
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Residents of Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court returned on Saturday to their fire-ravaged flats to retrieve belongings one last time, amid tearful scenes. Ian Chu cherished the chance to capture a final photo of Tolo Harbour from his flat. The blaze killed 168 people, including 81 in Wang Cheong House.