Hong Kong to Tighten Contractor Oversight After Tai Po Blaze, Minister Vows The recent Tai Po blaze has ignited a long overdue debate about the efficacy of Hong Kong's development oversight system.
The inferno, which claimed lives and left many more homeless, has shone a harsh light on the government's reliance on self regulation within the industry.
A Culture of Self Policing For too long, Hong Kong's development sector has operated with a degree of autonomy that has allowed contractors and developers to police themselves with little government oversight.