Residents to Testify in Hearing on Deadly Hong Kong Fire
An independent committee is holding its third public hearing into a deadly fire in a Hong Kong housing estate, with three residents expected to testify. The hearing comes after a government lawyer gave an opening statement. The fire killed 168 people.
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMPβs journalism by subscribing. An independent committee investigating a fire that killed 168 people at a Hong Kong housing estate is holding its third public hearing, with three residents expected to testify after a government lawyer gives an opening statement on Tuesday. Leung Ho-hin, Tse Yuk-wa and Ko Yee-lui were identified as the first three witnesses in the series of evidential...