CNA Correspondent
CNA Correspondent
CNA
168 lives, a chain of failures: What Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court fire exposed
21 minutes Posted May 5, 2026 at 11:00 pm.
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The Wang Fuk Court fire left 168 people dead and thousands displaced, making it one of Hong Kong’s deadliest disasters in decades. Months on, investigations are uncovering deeper failures, from alleged substandard materials to possible corruption in the tendering process. As the inquiry continues, Genevieve Woo speaks to CNA correspondent Deborah Wong to understand what went wrong.

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