香港大埔王福苑火灾独立委员会公开发证听证会上，城市重建局官员表示，该局资源不足以打击地产翻新项目的投标操纵行为。即使发现投标过程可疑活动，城规会也不会干预业主决定。火灾造成168人死亡，近5000人流离失所。
王福苑大火于去年11月爆发，当时该大埔屋苑正在进行翻新工程。火灾吞噬了8栋楼宇中的7栋，燃烧约43小时，事后发现多项潜在火险隐患。此次惨剧导致168人死亡，近5000人流离失所。
独立委员会最新的公开发证听证会审视了城规会在火灾中的角色。官员透露，该局委托第三方初步审查估计屋苑外墙翻新成本略超1.02亿港元（1300万美元）。
城规会强调，其招标系统无法阻止企业操纵市场，并称资源不足以应对投标操纵问题。官员表示，即使在投标过程中察觉可疑活动，该局也不会干预业主的选择。
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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.
On the second day of evidential hearings into Hong Kong's deadliest fire at Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po, senior counsel Victor Dawes revealed how residents were misled into selecting a convicted contractor amid widespread bid-rigging and corruption in construction tenders.
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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inquiring into the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire—the city's worst since 1948—heard that government surveyors followed outdated guidelines during renovations, forgoing in-person checks and overlooking risks like illegal alterations to emergency passages in the HK$336 million project.
A public inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has exposed confusion among government agencies over roles in supervising large renovation projects. A fire services officer testified on Wednesday that his department was not responsible for handling complaints about flammable building materials due to a lack of construction expertise.
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Residents of Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court returned on Saturday to their fire-ravaged flats to retrieve belongings one last time, amid tearful scenes. Ian Chu cherished the chance to capture a final photo of Tolo Harbour from his flat. The blaze killed 168 people, including 81 in Wang Cheong House.