大埔火灾楼宇翻新项目居民遭误导,调查听取

香港大埔王福苑火灾楼宇居民在翻新项目中被误导选择有罪承包商,公众听证会获悉,此事涉及建筑业普遍存在的投标操纵和腐败。资深大律师Victor Dawes在听证会第二日开幕词中指出承包商与其五家竞争对手间存在可疑联系。去年11月该屋苑八座大厦中七座被焚毁,造成168人死亡。

香港大埔王福苑(Wang Fuk Court)是一处于去年11月发生大火的住宅屋苑,此次火灾自1948年以来香港最致命,摧毁八座大厦中的七座,造成168人死亡,近5000人无家可归。一项由法官领导的独立委员会于周五举行公众听证会,听取了有关屋苑翻新项目投标过程的证供。委员会资深大律师Victor Dawes在听证会第二日开幕词中表示,居民被误导选择一名有罪承包商,该过程涉及建筑业普遍的投标操纵和其他腐败行为。Dawes指出,该承包商与其五家投标竞争对手间存在可疑联系,暗示可能存在「某种形式的地下关系」。他引述执法部门情报称:「执法部门收到的信息一致,此类做法在市场上广泛且常见。」听证会还听取,一名工程顾问据称接受每月津贴,以「橡皮图章」方式批准招标评估报告,包括建议王福苑选择承包商提供的最昂贵选项。关键词提及的公司包括Will Power Architects Company、China Status Development and Engineering、Prestige Construction and Engineering Co,以及Housing Bureau、Independent Checking Unit和Fire Services Department。

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Hong Kong residents navigate fire-damaged ruins of Wang Fuk Court to retrieve cherished family items before farewell.
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Wang Fuk Court residents climb ruins to retrieve family treasures, bid farewell

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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.

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inquiring into the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire—the city's worst since 1948—heard that government surveyors followed outdated guidelines during renovations, forgoing in-person checks and overlooking risks like illegal alterations to emergency passages in the HK$336 million project.

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