Tai Po fire probe: owners’ corporation failed to press for phased renovation

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The role of the management committee of Wang Fuk Court owners’ corporation is expected to be a key focus on Friday at a hearing by an independent panel investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, with a former chairman of the body and a construction worker set to testify. In an earlier session, residents accused Tai Po district councillor Peggy Wong...


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