Hong Kong authorities are extending an operation targeting fire safety in old buildings for another two years. The initiative aims to inspect 5,000 high-risk structures, following an initial phase that resulted in prosecutions.

Hong Kong authorities are extending an operation targeting poorly maintained fire safety equipment for another two years, aiming to inspect 5,000 high-risk old buildings after an initial phase resulted in 75 prosecutions. Law Kin-san, acting senior divisional officer for policy at the Fire Services Department, said on Thursday that ad hoc checks on high-risk buildings would prioritise residential blocks wrapped in scaffolding nets and those undergoing major renovation. “Unlike new buildings,...