独立委员会最后一天听证会结束，Victor Dawes SC指王福苑翻新项目承包商和顾问应受最强烈谴责。
听证会于周五举行，历时30天。Victor Dawes SC表示，承包商和顾问通过偷工减料、伪造证书和规避安全要求，直接导致火灾发生。
他指出，政府也承担“部分责任”，因为监管框架脆弱，允许腐败者持续利用基于诚信假设的制度。
“我们不是说政府是这一切的始作俑者，”律师说。“但居民有合理期望系统能保护他们。不幸的是，现实并非如此。”
大火燃烧约43小时，摧毁王福苑七座住宅楼，造成168人死亡，近5000人流离失所。
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An independent committee wrapped up its inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadly Wang Fuk Court blaze on Friday after 30 sessions, as survivors expressed anger over government failings and demanded accountability.
In the latest session of Hong Kong's inquiry into the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire—which killed 168 and displaced nearly 5,000—Urban Renewal Authority officials admitted their tendering system cannot prevent market manipulation or bid-rigging in estate renovations, citing limited resources and a policy of non-interference in homeowners' choices.
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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inquiring into the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire—the city's worst since 1948—heard that government surveyors followed outdated guidelines during renovations, forgoing in-person checks and overlooking risks like illegal alterations to emergency passages in the HK$336 million project.
The administrator of Wang Fuk Court has detailed plans to refund HK$127 million to owners displaced by a major fire, following the payment of HK$180 million toward a renovation project.