An inquiry into Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades is continuing with a third set of hearings scheduled for Monday. The investigation has highlighted concerns regarding the owners' corporation management committee's ability to prevent the abuse of proxy votes.

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. An inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades will commence its third set of public evidential hearings on Monday. The sole witness to testify on the day, Kong Cheung-fat, was re-elected into the owners’ corporation management committee as a member in September in 2024, when chairman Tang Kwok-kuen was voted out and replaced by Tony Tsui...