Hong Kong residents seek answers in Tai Po fire inquiry as judge vows fairness

Some residents of Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court have urged an independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades to identify and hold those responsible to account, as the judge leading the inquiry vows a fair and thorough probe. The committee’s first hearing began at 10am on Thursday with a minute of silence to mourn the victims of the fire that claimed at least 168 lives and displaced nearly 5,000 residents at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po last...