Independent Committee Report Names Management of Wang Yip and Hung Yee as Responsible for Wang Fuk Court Fire
委員會點名批評宏業及鴻毅管理人員 須為火災負責是罪魁禍首
The government has published the report of the independent committee on the Tai Po Wang Fuk Court fire, naming main contractor Wang Yip and its responsible persons Hau Wah-kin and Ho Kin-yip, engineering consultant Hung Yee and its responsible person Wong Hap-yin, and registered inspector Ng Yeuk as the chief culprits who must bear responsibility for the fire and the serious casualties. The report says they knew of the fire risk but ignored residents' complaints and used substandard building materials and unsafe work procedures. The committee also named Profit Rich Scaffolding, China Development, Chi Pong Hing Yip and Wang Tai Fire Engineering as bearing varying degrees of responsibility.
The independent committee report names contractors and management personnel including Wang Yip and Hung Yee, and sets out specific responsibilities concerning scaffolding netting and fire service installations, allowing readers to verify the parties named.
Source: 香港電台·即時本地 · news.rthk.hk