# Hong Kong housing chief resigns over deadly Tai Po fire

https://mins.news/en/video/120885

- CNA, 2026-10-29 13:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wdVsdQnnYI

> Hong Kong’s housing chief apologized over the Tai Po fire, as the government acknowledged decades of failures behind the city’s deadliest blaze in decades. Leader John Lee presented the final report on last November’s Wang Fuk Court fire, which killed 168 people.

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