在去年11月大埔致命火灾中牺牲的消防员何伟豪，获香港2026年授勋名单追授金英勇勋章，以表彰其英勇表现。
该奖项旨在表彰何伟豪作为首批抵达现场的救援人员所作出的贡献。尽管面对极端高温和肆虐的火势，他依然坚持进行救援工作。那场大火最终造成168人死亡，并导致约5000名居民流离失所。
行政长官李家超对何伟豪的表现给予高度评价。李家超表示：“他在执行职务期间，面对极端高温及肆虐火势，仍坚持进行救援工作，冒着生命危险拯救他人。”
经济学家刘遵义是三名获颁大紫荆勋章的人士之一。剑击运动员蔡俊彦及自行车运动员李思颖等共466人也因在去年全国运动会中的优异表现被列入授勋名单。
这份授勋名单于周三公布。
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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.
A Hong Kong fire official defended declining mainland Chinese firefighters' help during a public hearing into the city's deadliest blaze in decades. Deputy Chief Fire Officer Sunny Wong Sze-lut cited incompatibility and sufficient local manpower. Chief Executive John Lee vowed reforms to improve public safety.
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Firefighters battling Hong Kong’s deadliest inferno in decades prioritized controlling the blaze over evacuating residents due to its unprecedented scale, a public inquiry has heard. Four Fire Services Department officers testified on Monday about the initial stages of the 43-hour fire that ravaged Wang Fuk Court in November. Commander Raymond Wong King-man stated, “If you cannot put out the fire, how can you save those trapped inside?”
Hong Kong's inquiry into the deadly Tai Po fire at Wang Fuk Court heard that the temporary removal of fireproof windows complied with regulations. Panel chairman Mr Justice David Lok Kai-hong questioned whether existing rules fairly balance workers' welfare and residents' safety. The inferno, which lasted 43 hours starting November 26 last year, killed 168 people in the deadliest blaze since 1948.