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Buildings Department
Coverage of Buildings Department in the Nexus archive.
- Call to merge housing checking unit with Buildings Department after Tai Po fire
Residents displaced by Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades are urging the merger of the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Units with the Buildings Department, citing regulatory failures and communication issues revealed by a public inquiry. Legal representatives for nine residents recommended the change in submissions to an independent committee investigating the Wang Fuk Court fire.