Hong Kong to set up new body to oversee building renovations in regulatory overhaul

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Hong Kong plans to create a council overseeing building maintenance and renovations as part of a wider regulatory overhaul following the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire. The reforms also include restructuring the Buildings Department and tightening oversight of contractors.

Hong Kong will establish a dedicated body to oversee building renovations as part of a wide-ranging overhaul that includes restructuring the Buildings Department and tightening regulation of contractors. The move was revealed on Thursday as Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and his ministers offered a formal apology over the deadly blaze at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po last November. His administration was establishing a Building Maintenance Support and Services Council as part of the reforms, the...