香港數十年來最嚴重火災的一項公開調查顯示，政府部門在監督大型翻新工程方面的角色存在混亂。消防處官員周三作證稱，其部門因缺乏建築專業知識而不負責處理有關易燃建築材料的投訴。
獨立委員會於周三舉行公開證據聽證會，調查Wang Fuk Court火災災難。消防處助理處長Michael Yung Kam-hung表示，其部門在Wang Fuk Court外牆翻新期間發現違規，但未採取法律行動，因為無法確定哪些材料或安排屬於工程核心部分。
「我們不知道如果任意決定某些材料不能使用，會如何影響工程進度，」他向調查委員會表示。Yung補充，各部門間存在默契理解，決定由哪個機構處理火警安全事宜。
聽證會數小時後，消防處宣布本月推出新機制處理樓宇火警安全個案。如個案屬其他部門管轄，將徵得投訴人同意後轉介至最適合的部門跟進。若有關部門反對轉介，則交由高層管理跨部門協調。
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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.
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.
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Hong Kong's independent committee inquiring into the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire—the city's worst since 1948—heard that government surveyors followed outdated guidelines during renovations, forgoing in-person checks and overlooking risks like illegal alterations to emergency passages in the HK$336 million project.
Hong Kong authorities will submit a draft law by year's end to strengthen enforcement against fire safety violations, including fixed penalties. The move comes after a blaze at Wang Fuk Court that killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000 residents. It aims to boost efficiency and free resources for complex cases.
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Government social workers in Hong Kong supporting survivors of the deadly Tai Po fire are struggling to manage their indefinite duties, with poor communication on aid plans adding to their heavy workloads. Several social workers, including a union leader, told the South China Morning Post they need clarity from authorities on roles and duties to better handle public expectations and get help from agencies like the Housing Bureau. The call for support follows the death of a social worker under the one social worker per household initiative, who collapsed on the street in late January.