Hard to Enforce Fire Safety Even Under Amended Laws: Tai Po Probe Chairman

On-site inspections found no evidence of workers smoking, Labour Department officers tell Tai Po fire probe

On-site inspections did not find evidence of workers smoking despite repeated complaints from residents, Labour Department officers have told a public inquiry into the fatal Wang Fuk Court fire. Wang Fuk Court seen in the distance on April 20, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Three occupational safety officers from the Labour Department testified on Tuesday before an independent committee investigating the inferno, local media reported. Lam Sau-ching…

Hard to enforce fire safety even under amended laws: Tai Po probe chairman

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong labour authorities’ handling of Wang Fuk Court residents’ complaints and inspections at the renovation site were scrutinised by the independent committee on the 16th day of its evidential hearing. Officers from the Labour Department testified on Tuesday before the judge-led panel investigating the f…