CNA Correspondent

168 lives, a chain of failures: What Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court fire exposed

May 5, 2026·21 min
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The Wang Fuk Court fire left 168 people dead and thousands displaced, making it one of Hong Kong’s deadliest disasters in decades. Months on, investigations are uncovering deeper failures, from alleged substandard materials to possible corruption in the tendering process. As the inquiry continues, Genevieve Woo speaks to CNA correspondent Deborah Wong to understand what went wrong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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