Independent committee probing Hong Kong fire to start hearings within first quarter
Former chairman of Bar Association Victor Dawes appointed committee’s lead counsel, according to document seen by the Post
Six weeks after the conflagration claimed 161 lives in Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court, the health authorities said on Thursday that ten residents remained in hospital in stable condition, while a district council working group held its first meeting to discuss building management issues in the area.
According to a source familiar with the work of the independent committee, preparations to start hearings related to the inquiry were under way “at full force.”
“The target is to start the hearing within the first quarter of the year,” the source told the Post.
According to a document seen by the Post, Dawes topped the list of five lawyers appointed as counsel for the committee investigating the Tai Po fire.
The letter, dated January 6, was signed by Justice David Lok Kai-hong, who was appointed by the government in December to lead the committee.