# Hong Kong housing chief resigns after fire inquiry finds inadequate oversight

https://mins.news/en/item/120772

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-29 13:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/47O2DgJ

> Hong Kong leader John Lee apologized Thursday and said the housing secretary had resigned after an investigation into the city’s deadliest fire in decades found regulatory oversight was inadequate.

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