Wang Fuk Court Fire Aftermath: Sun Yuk-han Apologises and Sets Out Site Smoking Ban Enforcement

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Sun Yuk-han again apologised to fire victims over the Independent Committee report on the Tai Po Wang Fuk Court fire, saying he would stay in his post and push reforms at the Chief Executive's request, and did not directly answer whether he was considering resigning. He said the Labour Department had implemented the report's recommendations, and that about three months into the full site smoking ban, more than 6,900 inspections had been carried out and 83 fixed penalty notices issued, 27 of them based on information from members of the public.

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Sun Yuk-han has apologised again over the Wang Fuk Court fire, stressing that as a politically appointed official he will stay in his post as the Chief Executive requires and give his all to implement the results-oriented governance approach. He said that 3 months after the new site-wide smoking ban took effect following the legislative amendment, the Labour Department had issued 87 fixed penalty notices, of which 27, about one-third, were enforced on the basis of information provided by members of the public. The Labour Department also conducted more than 6,900 inspections, about 430 of which arose from complaints or information provided by members of the public.