Tai Po Wang Fuk Court Fire Kills 168 as Accountability Questioned
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On 26 November 2025, a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, killing 168 people. Nearly a year after the incident, on 28 October 2026, the South China Morning Post published a commentary saying that as the fire's anniversary approaches next month, society will examine whether the accountability system still holds bureau chiefs politically responsible for policy failures. The commentary demanded that the authorities deliver accountability for the fire, or else admit that the system has failed. The authorities have so far made no specific response on accountability.
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- 南華早報·香港大埔火災168死 南華早報促問責或承認制度失效
大埔宏福苑去年11月26日大火造成168人死亡，下月周年之際，社會將檢視問責制度是否仍以局長為政策失誤承擔政治責任。南華早報評論要求當局為這場火災落實問責，否則應承認制度已經失效。
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