‘Disaster’ alarm and emergency alert not activated for Tai Po fire because they were ‘not suitable,’ official tells inquiry

Neither Hong Kong’s top “disaster” fire alarm signal nor an emergency alert system were deployed during the Tai Po fire because they were “not suitable,” a senior official has told a public inquiry. Derek Armstrong Chan, deputy director of operations at the Fire Services Department (FSD), testified on Thursday before an independent committee investigating the […]

By Hans Tse