Tai Po fire hearing: committee chairman says ‘good progress’ made
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“Questioning of Wang Fuk Court property officer Cheng Tsz-ying begins as ISS EastPoint technical officer Lam Man-yan concludes testimony.”
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“An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest inferno in decades is expected to conclude its first round of evidential hearings on Thursday.”
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“Lam Man-yan, technical officer with ISS EastPoint - the property manager of the Tai Po housing estate when the fire broke out last November 26 - concluded his testimony on engineering and maintenance matters at 10.30am.”
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— Rebecca Chan Hoi-yan (Chinese: 陳凱欣; born 19 November 1977) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. She is a former journalist. Chan was the political assistant to Secretary for Food and H…
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— The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射鵰英雄傳) is a Hong Kong wuxia television series adapted from the novel of the same title by Jin Yong. The series was first broadcast on CTV in Hong Kong in 1976 and star…
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— Yammie Lam Kit-ying (27 April 1963 – 31 October 2018), also known as Yammie Nam, was a Hong Kong actress and most notable for her performances in TVB drama series The Greed of Man and Looking Back In …
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“During the first round of eight sessions, the committee’s lead counsel, Victor Dawes SC, identified in his opening statement six 'human factors' that led to the death toll of 168.”
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— Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6, 1928. In a landslide victory, the Republican ticket of Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and Senator Charles Curtis defeated the…
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— Paul Revere (December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.) – May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, military officer and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the Amer…
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— Schizotypal personality disorder (StPD or SPD), also known as schizotypal disorder, is a mental disorder characterized by thought disorder, paranoia, a characteristic form of social anxiety, derealiza…
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“The judge-led panel also heard statements from legal representatives for the government, the Urban Renewal Authority, ISS EastPoint, the Competition Commission and the estate’s current administrator, Hop On Management.”
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— EUROFIMA (European Company for the Financing of Railroad Rolling Stock), is a supranational organization based in Basel, Switzerland. Established in 1956, it operates with a non-profit maximizing miss…
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— Juliette Binoche (French: [ʒyljɛt binɔʃ]; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films, particularly in French and English, and has been the recipient of numerous acc…
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— This is a list of megalopolises grouped by geographical region and country in 61 countries.
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“Wang Fuk Court residents, employees and the director of fire services installation contractor Victory Fire Engineering and other ISS EastPoint staff also testified.”
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“Reporting by Leopold Chen and Edith Lin”
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