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Buildings Department did not conduct flame tests on Wang Fuk Court scaffold nets, fire probe hears

By James Lee

The Buildings Department (BD) did not conduct flammability tests on the scaffold nets covering Wang Fuk Court before the housing estate was struck by a deadly fire last year, an official has told a public inquiry into the blaze. The BD’s assistant director for mandatory building inspection, Karen Cheung, testified on Monday that her department […]