Hong Kong building authorities face scrutiny at Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry
Hong Kong building authorities have come under scrutiny at an inquiry into the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire, after a former inspection director said the old supervision system had created a blind spot.Rudolf Lau Fu-kwok, who headed the Housing Bureau's Independent Checking Unit when the fire broke out last November, said the team had followed outdated guidelines and had not carried out on-site audits of renovation works at the estate.He said the earlier mechanism relied on engineering firms to regulate themselves and on residents reporting suspected malpractice.Lau acknowledged this could leave authorities unaware of risks if residents did not know... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 May 2026 13:01 LONDON
