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Confusion over government agenciesโ€™ roles in fire oversight, Tai Po probe reveals

A public inquiry into Hong Kongโ€™s deadliest fire in decades has shed light on government departmentsโ€™ confusion over their roles in supervising large-scale renovation projects, with a fire service official insisting his department was not responsible for handling complaints about flammable building materials because it lacked expertise in construction. Michael Yung Kam-hung, an assistant director of the Fire Services Department, said on Wednesday it would not take legal action against breaches...