A probe into the November fire at Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court housing estate has found staff at the property management company acted with disregard for legal requirements, including deactivating the fire safety system without a registered contractor.

Staff at the property management company at Hong Kong’s inferno-ravaged Wang Fuk Court housing estate acted with disregard for legal requirements, taking such actions as deactivating the fire safety system despite knowing they needed a registered contractor to do so, an evidential hearing has been told. Victor Dawes, lead counsel for an independent committee investigating the November 26 blaze that claimed 168 lives, also pointed to the management company’s workflow as a contributing factor in.....