Tai Po fire: public accountability needed to honour those who died
If the government suppresses the independent committee’s findings on the fire over privacy concerns, it will convince no one of its commitment to accountability
We also learned just how far our systems have fallen short in protecting Hongkongers’ lives and property. Even in the early days after the blaze, questions were raised over how the overlapping systems designed to avert disasters like the Wang Fuk Court inferno had failed.
