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DisasterChina·29 Oct 2026

Report finds fire safety risks ignored at Tai Po building

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A judge-led panel investigated Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades and found that fire safety risks at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po were ignored due to an overreliance on an “honour system” and a lack of crisis awareness. The report singled out four government bodies for failing to foresee risks that it described as foreseeable. While the panel held various…

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