Hong Kong Official Unaware of Advance Inspection Notices in Deadly Fire Probe

Ex-head of gov’t checking unit ‘unaware’ of advance inspection notices, Tai Po fire probe told

A former head of the government’s housing checking unit has said he was “unaware” that his surveyors notified contractors ahead of inspections at Wang Fuk Court, the site of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades. Rudolf Lau, who headed the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit (ICU) when the tragedy struck, testified on Friday, the 24th […]

By James Lee