A public inquiry into a major fire in Hong Kong highlighted confusion among government agencies regarding their roles in supervising renovation projects. Officials stated that departments were unclear about who was responsible for complaints regarding flammable building materials.

A public inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has shed light on government departments’ confusion over their roles in supervising large-scale renovation projects, with a fire service official insisting his department was not responsible for handling complaints about flammable building materials because it lacked expertise in construction. Michael Yung Kam-hung, an assistant director of the Fire Services Department, said on Wednesday it would not take legal action against breaches.....