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Hong Kong graft watchdog doubles investigators amid renovation complaint surge

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Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has seen a 1.5-fold increase in complaints related to building renovation corruption in the first four months of this year. This surge follows public concern after the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire. In response, the ICAC has doubled its investigator team to 100 to manage the increased caseload. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory body doubles staff in response to a significant increase in a specific type of complaint. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Hong Kong graft watchdog doubles investigators amid renovation complaint surge

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jess Ma ·

    Building renovation graft complaints spike 1.5 times after Tai Po fire: ICAC

    Hong Kong’s graft buster has received more than 1.5 times as many corruption complaints concerning building renovation in the first four months of this year compared with the same period last year, following heightened public concern over bid-rigging after the deadly Wang Fuk Cou…

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