Hong Kong’s chief executive announced on Dec. 2 that a judge-led committee will investigate the cause of last month’s deadly apartment complex fire, after authorities said that materials used during renovation works at Wang Fuk Court had fueled the blaze.
“In order to avoid similar tragedies again, I will set up a judge-led independent committee to examine the reason behind the cause and rapid spreading (of the fire) and related issues,” Hong Kong Special Administration Region Chief Executive John Lee told a news conference.
“This fire exposed the gross negligence of maintenance construction from construction to supervision, errors in multiple links, and we had to make systematic changes,” Lee outlined in a post on his Facebook page….
Hong Kong Launches Judge-Led Inquiry Into Deadly High-Rise Blaze That Killed 151
