‘Suspicious’ voting procedures at Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court estate, resident says
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An independent committee is holding its fifth hearing regarding the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire in Hong Kong that killed 168 people. The hearing includes testimony from residents, the company responsible for the building's fire safety systems (Victory Fire Engineering), and subcontractors. A resident testified about suspicious voting procedures where flat owners were blocked from voting on major issues and ballots appeared without explanation. The hearing will also address the deactivation of the fire alarm system, identified as a key factor in the failure of safety measures. Furthermore, the city's competition watchdog revealed potential links between at least two bid-rigging syndicates and the HK$336 million renovation bid for the complex.
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AI-ExtractedThe deactivation of the fire alarm system was one of the six “human factors” that led to the near-total failure of the safety measures.
The company responsible for Wang Fuk Court’s fire safety systems will testify.
An independent committee is holding the fifth session of its evidential hearing on Monday.
Flat owners were often blocked from votes on major issues.
At least two bid-rigging syndicates were “potentially linked” to the HK$336 million renovation bid.
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