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Tai Po fire: corrupt players exploited loopholes in regulations, inquiry hears

An administrative โ€œhonour systemโ€ that relied on Hong Kongโ€™s private sector to regulate itself created oversight loopholes and left obvious fire hazards at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate unchecked before last yearโ€™s inferno, legal counsel for an independent committee investigating the disaster has said. In the final session of 30 days of public hearings, Victor Dawes SC said on Friday that the contractor and consultant behind the estateโ€™s HK$336 million renovation project deserved the...