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Hong Kong fire: Call for accountability after disaster claims 168 lives

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A recent opinion piece in SCMP calls for public accountability following the Tai Po fire, Hong Kong's worst disaster in recent memory. The author, Alice Wu, emphasizes the need to honor the 168 lives lost by ensuring transparency and independent findings regarding the fire's causes. Wu criticizes the potential suppression of an independent committee's findings due to privacy concerns, arguing this would undermine the government's commitment to accountability and fail to reassure the public about safety systems. AI

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Hong Kong fire: Call for accountability after disaster claims 168 lives

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alice Wu ·

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