Hong Kong authorities start 2-month inspection operation on building fire safety

Hong Kong authorities have launched a two-month operation to inspect fire safety equipment in residential and mixed-use buildings planned at least 39 years ago, as part of continuing efforts to strengthen oversight following the deadly Tai Po blaze. The Fire Services Department said on Monday that it started ad hoc checks on inspection records and the condition of fire safety equipment in premises for which building plans were first submitted in 1987 or earlier. “When choosing buildings to...