Hong Kong anti-corruption body launches probe after fire

In view of the immense public interest involved, the ICAC today set up a task force to launch a full investigation into possible corruption in the grand renovation project of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po

27 Nov 2025 04:35pm
Apartments still burn as a major fire swept through several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Nov 27, 2025. - (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)
Apartments still burn as a major fire swept through several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Nov 27, 2025. - (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)

HONG KONG - Hong Kong's anti-corruption body said on Thursday that it launched a probe into renovation work at a housing complex that caught fire, killing at least 55 people.

"In view of the immense public interest involved, the ICAC today set up a task force to launch a full investigation into possible corruption in the grand renovation project of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po," the Independent Commission Against Corruption said in a statement. - AFP

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