21 Wang Fuk Court homeowners, residents to give evidence in fire probe

2026.03.17 09:50 The fire at Wang Fuk Court killed 168 people. Photo: Jelly Tse An independent committee set up to investigate Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has named 14 members of Wang Fuk Court’s former owners’ corporation management group and seven residents as “involved parties” to give evidence at its hearings. The seven were among a list of 37 involved parties published on Tuesday by the committee ahead of the first of eight hearings by the body for listening to evidence about the tragedy. The first hearing will take place on Thursday, while the last is scheduled for April 2. “The committee will also invite witnesses who are not involved parties to give verbal evidence at the evidential hearings,” it said, adding that it would release the list of witnesses on each hearing date. The government established the independent body to investigate the cause of the fire at Wang Fuk Court last November and identify any systemic problems related to large-scale building maintenance and renovation works. The blaze killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000 residents. The committee’s list includes the directors of the contractor and the consultant for the estate’s external wall renovation project at the time of the accident. Tony Tsui Moon-come, chairman of the former management committee of the Wang Fuk Court owners’ corporation, and 13 other members were among those on the list. Tsui was arrested by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) alongside his predecessor in December. Members of the independent committee leave their first meeting on February 5. Photo: Sam Tsang No members of the owners’ corporation committee before Tsui’s chairmanship were on the list of involved parties, despite the group endorsing the renovation project. According to the rules set out by the independent committee, an involved party is entitled to make statements, summon and question witnesses, and give evidence at the hearings. Other involved parties include representativ

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