Senior civil servants are among scores of witnesses to be cross-examined by an independent committee set up to probe the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades in a string of open hearings expected to take around two months, the South China Morning Post has learned.
The committee tasked to investigate the fire, which claimed 168 lives in the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po, will hold its first meeting on Thursday morning at the City Gallery in Central to discuss arrangements…
Senior civil servants to face scrutiny in Hong Kong blaze inquiry

