# Hong Kong leader apologizes for deadly fire that tested Beijing’s grip on city

https://mins.news/en/item/120920

- NBC News, 2026-10-29 14:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/hong-kong-leader-apologizes-deadly-tai-po-fire-tested-beijings-grip-rcna606279

> Hong Kong’s leader issued a rare apology Thursday for last year’s residential fire, which killed 168 people, and said a senior housing official would resign. An investigation blamed corruption and regulatory failures for the Chinese territory’s worst human-caused disaster in decades.

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