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Buildings Department files 259 charges over work at fire-ravaged Hong Kong estate

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Buildings Department files 259 charges over work at fire-ravaged Hong Kong estate
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Hong Kong’s Buildings Department has filed 259 charges against two companies and four individuals over repair works at the inferno-ravaged Wang Fuk Court, after investigations found non-fire-retardant materials were used and safety obligations were not met.
The department said on Wednesday that the charges included allegedly permitting or authorising to be used in the carrying out of building works materials which are defective or did not comply with the provisions of the Buildings Ordinance, as

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