A lawyer representing a director of China Status Development and Engineering faced rebuke from a judge for suggesting that fire alarms would not have saved lives during a deadly blaze in Tai Po. The lawyer argued that residents had less than 10 minutes to escape even with prompt alerts. This occurred during closing speeches before an independent committee investigating the fire, which claimed 168 lives and displaced thousands. The committee also heard proposals from the Urban Renewal Authority and the Competition Commission aimed at preventing anticompetitive practices in the construction sector. AI
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- Aaron Chan Chi-lung
- China Status Development and Engineering
- Competition Commission
- Hong Kong
- Urban Renewal Authority
- Wang Fuk Court
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