Beijing removes Hong Kong housing chief Winnie Ho after Tai Po fire resignation

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Hong Kong housing chief Winnie Ho was formally removed from office after resigning to take responsibility for the deadly Tai Po fire. The State Council acted on the recommendation of Chief Executive John Lee, and no successor was named in the announcement.

Beijing has formally removed Hong Kong’s housing chief, Winnie Ho Wing-yin, from her post, after she resigned last week to take political responsibility for the deadly Tai Po fire. According to the state-run Xinhua News Agency, the State Council removed Ho from office on Tuesday on the recommendation of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu. The announcement gave no reason for the decision and did not name a successor. In a government statement, Lee said Ho had indicated she would “shoulder the...