# Hong Kong’s response to Tai Po fire showed accountability, State Council office says

https://mins.news/en/item/124107

- CGTN, 2026-10-31 06:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-31/Gang-Aoping-HKSAR-govt-responded-to-Tai-Po-fire-with-accountability-1RGwhgNB7A4/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> An article by the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, signed Gang Aoping, said the HKSAR government’s response to the Wang Fuk Court fire demonstrated responsibility. It cited announced criminal, administrative and political accountability measures, said 99.3% of homeowners accepted proposed arrangements, and called for reforms to building maintenance oversight and regulation.

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