Public Invited to Share Insights on Wang Fuk Court Fire Investigation from March 31 to April 14

Independent Committee in relation to fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po invites members of public and organisations to provide information (second round)

The following is issued on behalf of the Independent Committee in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po:

The Independent Committee in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po announced today (March 30) that it is inviting members of the public and organisations to provide information and views from tomorrow (March 31) to April 14 on whether there were systemic problems, such as undue connected interests, conflicts of roles, or improper collusion across all stages of large-scale building maintenance and renovation works (not limited to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po); and whether bid-rigging corruption or irregularities were involved in the tendering process of the relevant works.

Members of the public and organisations who wish to provide information may do so from 10am on March 31 to 11.59pm on April 14 through one of the following means:

complete and submit an electronic form online (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ic-submissions-2/en/); or

download and print a physical form (www.ic-wangfukcourtfire.gov.hk/pdf/PDF-form-Invitation-to-public-and-relevant-organisations-to-provide-information-2-(English).pdf), complete it and email it to secretariat@ic-wangfukcourtfire.gov.hk, fax it to 2333 1302; or mail it to the Secretariat of the Committee at 10/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

The Committee accepts anonymous submissions to facilitate the provision of information by persons with relevant knowledge. However, anonymous submissions must be accompanied by specific details and/or substantive evidence (for example, tender documents, contracts, meeting minutes, screenshots of communications or other supporting materials).

The Chief Executive established the Independent Committee in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po to review the causes of the incident and related issues of the fire, and to make recommendations to prevent similar incidents from occurring again. The Committee formally commenced its work on December 19, 2025, and the evidential hearing on March 19, 2026, to hear opening remarks from the legal teams and oral evidence from witnesses (including oral evidence from Wang Fuk Court residents).

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EPD deeply saddened by passing of worker at construction site on artificial island off Shek Kwu Chau

The Director of Environmental Protection, Dr Samuel Chui, was deeply saddened by an incident where a worker was found unconscious at a site on an artificial island off Shek Kwu Chau and certified dead later in the hospital today (March 30). Dr Chui extended his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. The EPD has requested the contractor to provide appropriate assistance to the family.

At around 11am today, the worker hired by a sub-contractor of the waste-to-energy facility on the artificial island in the waters off Shek Kwu Chau was found collapsed on the ground and was unconscious inside the facility. On-site first aid personnel immediately used an automated external defibrillator to perform first aid treatment. The worker was subsequently transported by the Government Flying Service to Eastern Hospital for resuscitation, and was certified dead later in hospital.

The EPD is very concerned about the incident. Apart from deploying staff members to the hospital immediately to understand the situation, the EPD has also notified the Labour Department of the incident, and has requested the contractor to fully co-operate with the Labour Department in its investigation. The EPD has also requested the contractor to submit an incident report within seven days.

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