香港當局計劃在年底前提交草案，加強消防安全違規執法，包括發出定額罰款。這是王福閣大火造成168人死亡後的跟進行動，該火災導致近5000名居民流離失所。新措施旨在提升執法效率，騰出資源處理更複雜案件。
香港保安局發言人表示，引入定額罰款制度將提升執法效率和確定性，補充現行主要執法方法，即透過傳票提起訴訟，這可能需時數月。
「引入定額罰款制度將補充現行主要執法方法，即透過傳票提起訴訟，」她說。
王福閣大火發生後，保安局局長鄧炳強上月在新任立法會首次會議上提出一系列改革消防安全規則和罰則的建議。其中包括對阻礙逃生通道等消防安全違規引入定額罰款、檢討物業管理公司確保消防安全的法律責任，以及要求消防處批准關閉消防安全系統的請求。
發言人指出，當局正考慮將定額罰款適用於一些「適合且易於核實」的違規行為，例如法定年度消防裝置和設備檢查，以及鎖上緊急出口。
保安局目標在年底前向立法會提交修訂法案，並諮詢保安事務委員會議員及相關持份者。
由 AI 报道 AI 生成的图像
Victims of Hong Kong's deadly Wang Fuk Court fire will keep receiving HK$150,000 annual rental subsidies until rehoused—even if it takes 2½ years—Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun confirmed, as the HK$6.8 billion buyback plan faces concerns over flat allocation fairness.
Hong Kong authorities are considering a fixed penalty of HK$3,000 (US$385) for smoking on construction sites, instead of the initial maximum of HK$150,000. The move addresses workers' concerns following a deadly blaze in Tai Po last November. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said the government is actively exploring solutions to these issues.
由 AI 报道
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.
Hong Kong's Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui Chark-shum told lawmakers that a proposed ban on smoking at construction sites will cover all areas without designated smoking zones due to enforcement challenges. The measure follows the deadly Tai Po fire last November. Authorities plan to use drones with heat sensors for inspections.
由 AI 报道
Hong Kong will issue a HK$3,000 fixed penalty ticket to those carrying small quantities of alternative tobacco products in public from April 30, while larger amounts will incur a maximum fine of HK$50,000 and up to six months in jail. The amended tobacco control law also sets the stage for a future territory-wide ban, though no timeline has been announced.