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Received yesterday — 29 October 2026 ⏭ South China Morning Post

Lee vows to stay on, says housing minister’s resignation his ‘political decision’

29 October 2026 at 14:25
Hong Kong’s leader has said the housing minister’s resignation was his “comprehensive political decision” in establishing accountability for the city’s deadliest fire in decades, with a three-member team to also investigate up to 50 civil servants. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also said on Thursday that he had decided to stay on to spearhead comprehensive reforms. Nearly a year after last November’s Tai Po inferno, which claimed 168 lives and displaced about 5,000 residents, Lee announced...

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