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Hong Kong to tighten contractor oversight after Tai Po blaze, minister vows

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Hong Kong’s Development Minister Bernadette Linn Hon-ho announced tighter monitoring of contractors and potential harsher penalties after the deadly Tai Po blaze. She defended the current regulatory system but acknowledged criticisms that reliance on self-supervision contributed to the fire. The move aims to address industry misconduct and improve public safety.

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Development minister Bernadette Linn vows to tighten monitoring of contractors.

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Hong Kong's development minister has vowed to tighten monitoring of contractors following the Tai Po blaze.

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Criticisms suggested that the government's reliance on contractor self-supervision was partly to blame for the Tai Po blaze.

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Development minister Bernadette Linn vows to tighten monitoring of contractors.
Government explores harsher penalties for industry misconduct.

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Hong Kong’s development minister has vowed to tighten monitoring of contractors and explore harsher penalties for industry misconduct following criticisms that the government’s reliance on their self-supervision was partly to blame for the deadly Tai Po blaze. But Bernadette Linn Hon-ho also defended the current regulatory system, stressing that violations were penalised.

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Criticisms suggested that the government's reliance on contractor self-supervision was partly to blame for the Tai Po blaze.

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The monitoring system was never designed to allow professionals unchecked freedom.

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Hong Kong's development minister has vowed to tighten monitoring of contractors following the Tai Po blaze.

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The minister defended the current regulatory system, stressing that violations were penalised.

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