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South China Morning Post Friday 30 October 2026, 02:29 UTC By Edith Lin,Vivian Au,Leopold Chen 1 min read

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This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account. Hong Kong authorities will provide more details about reforms to tackle bid-rigging and enhance oversight of building maintenance projects, in response to the city’s deadliest fire in decades. The government will hold two press conferences on Friday to provide details about the reforms, after an independent committee that investigated the Tai Po fire pointed to inadequacies in the government’s... [Image text:] 1998889 HE PE 119 PE TH I EE te IEIE HT 5 7 TE

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