English(EN)Tai Po fire probe: Housing Bureau’s checking unit failed to follow up on safety issues
香港火灾调查抨击建筑管理部门“机械化思维”和监管失误
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对香港数十年来最致命火灾的调查显示,建筑管理部门存在“机械化思维”,未能充分监督宏福苑的翻新工程。房屋局独立检核单位的官员承认在监管上存在“盲点”,过度依赖工程公司的自我监管,忽视了易燃聚氨酯泡沫板和不合格脚手架等潜在火灾隐患。这种缺乏主动监督和未能跟进安全问题的做法导致了这场造成168人死亡的灾难性大火。
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