Tai Po Fire Investigation Will Not Be Converted to More Powerful Inquiry Commission, Chair Says

Tai Po fire investigation will not be converted to more powerful inquiry commission, chair says

An independent committee set up to probe the cause of last November’s deadly Tai Po fire has decided that it will not be converted into a commission of inquiry with statutory powers to summon witnesses, chairperson David Lok has said. Judge David Lok on March 20, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP Lok, a High Court judge, said that substantial evidence had already been collected and witnesses’ cooperation might not be guaranteed, even if they are summon…

Tai Po fire hearing rules out need for statutory powers – as it happened

Residents had ‘essentially zero’ response time as alarms failed and polyfoam boards blocked views, Dawes says, highlighting preventable safety failures.