大埔致命火災的倖存者在周一的獨立調查委員會聽證會上作證，讚揚Pak Shui-lin在付出生命代價的情況下警醒鄰居逃生。她的丈夫Sdanni Yip和鄰居Lam Yin-ming表示，她不該遭受這樣的命運。Yip形容她的行動是任何人都會做出的自然反應。
Pak Shui-lin的丈夫Sdanni Yip Ka-kui和鄰居Lam Yin-ming，兩人均居於Wang Tai House，在周一於法官領導的獨立委員會第五次證據聽證會上作證。他們讚揚這位英雄的善良，但表示「她不該遭受這樣的命運」。
他們表示，Pak Shui-lin曾拍打她所在樓層的門戶，警醒住戶疏散，從而救了許多人命，但她本人後來在火場中喪生。「我會說她拍門的行動是一種自然的舉動，」Yip向委員會表示。「這是每個人都會做的簡單行動。」
火災於11月26日在Tai Po的Wang Fuk Court爆發，波及該屋苑八座大廈中的七座，持續燃燒約43小時。這場大火造成168人死亡，並令近5000名居民流離失所。
聽證會旨在調查火災成因，目前正進行中。
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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.
An independent committee probing last year’s Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po heard that Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department declined to issue an emergency alert due to fears of confusion and the system’s one-hour activation time. The blaze killed 168 people, Hong Kong’s deadliest since 1948. Officers testified on responsibilities and response failures.
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Hong Kong's inquiry into the deadly Tai Po fire at Wang Fuk Court heard that the temporary removal of fireproof windows complied with regulations. Panel chairman Mr Justice David Lok Kai-hong questioned whether existing rules fairly balance workers' welfare and residents' safety. The inferno, which lasted 43 hours starting November 26 last year, killed 168 people in the deadliest blaze since 1948.
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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On Saturday morning, a 31-year-old woman in Hong Kong's Yuen Long called for help, claiming her 31-year-old husband had knifed her in their flat at 88 Fung Cheung Road before she fled. Officers found the flat on fire, leading to the evacuation of about 30 residents, and her husband unconscious after falling from a height nearby. He was rushed to hospital in a coma, while she received treatment for hand injuries.