Yesterday (October 29), the Hong Kong government apologized for the first time since the Hong Kong courthouse fire, and released the final report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry, acknowledging serious failures in the engineering oversight of several government departments. The appendix to the report lists 180 complaints from various residents to the government about major repairs in the past two years, but these 180 voices did not stop the fire. Earlier this year, the media interviewed several residents of Hong Fok Court and the families of the victims who rushed to find out during the major repairs. For them, the fire that claimed 168 lives and burned down seven buildings was not a pure accident, but a man-made disaster that kept sounding the alarm but was collectively dismissed by the bureaucracy. "Everybody, when nothing happens, they ignore it, when something happens, they immediately rush out, and say foam, pour net oh we told you, not one person, how many people told you? " said Li Guohong, a survivor of the fire. "How angry are we? company. Already during the renovation, residents complained in at least seven departments, including the fire department, the Ministry of Intensive Housing, the Ministry of Labor and ICAC about shed networks that are not fire retardant, foam sealing windows, smoking and pricing at construction sites. By November 2025, unextinguished cigarette butts ignited the netting of the inferior shed, and thick smoke poured into the illegally modified back steps, resulting in tragedy. "You forced me to make major repairs, and you caught a glimpse of me. You burned down my house and destroyed the village now. So your government still has no responsibility? " asked Jiang Xiangpe, a resident of Hongren Pavilion. Click on the link to read the full article and see the testimony of residents of the Hong Kong court at the hearing and the documentation of the complaints that the official ignored for two years.

Yesterday (October 29), the Hong Kong government apologized for the first time since the Hong Kong courthouse fire, and released the final report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry, acknowledging serious failures in the engineering oversight of several government departments. The appendix to the report lists 180 complaints from various residents to the government about major repairs in the past two years, but these 180 voices did not stop the fire. Earlier this year, the media interviewed several residents of Hong Fok Court and the families of the victims who rushed to find out during the major repairs. For them, the fire that claimed 168 lives and burned down seven buildings was not a pure accident, but a man-made disaster that kept sounding the alarm but was collectively dismissed by the bureaucracy. "Everybody, when nothing happens, they ignore it, when something happens, they immediately rush out, and say foam, pour net oh we told you, not one person, how many people told you? " said Li Guohong, a survivor of the fire. "How angry are we? company. Already during the renovation, residents complained in at least seven departments, including the fire department, the Ministry of Intensive Housing, the Ministry of Labor and ICAC about shed networks that are not fire retardant, foam sealing windows, smoking and pricing at construction sites. By November 2025, unextinguished cigarette butts ignited the netting of the inferior shed, and thick smoke poured into the illegally modified back steps, resulting in tragedy. "You forced me to make major repairs, and you caught a glimpse of me. You burned down my house and destroyed the village now. So your government still has no responsibility? " asked Jiang Xiangpe, a resident of Hongren Pavilion. Click on the link to read the full article and see the testimony of residents of the Hong Kong court at the hearing and the documentation of the complaints that the official ignored for two years.