On the afternoon of December 1, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government of China held a press conference to explain the latest developments such as the fire search and rescue investigation at Wang Fu Yuen in Tai Po. The Hong Kong police have now arrested 13 people, including engineering company directors, engineering consultants, scaffolding and façade subcontractors, etc., on charges of “manslaughter.” Investigations are ongoing, and it is not ruled out that more people will be arrested. After on-site investigation and evidence by the police, samples of shed nets were collected in seven locations in the building that caught fire, which did not meet flame retardant standards. Radio Television Hong Kong reports that Hong Kong's Secretary for Security, Tang Ping-keung, said during a press conference that he suspected that someone had mixed shed nets that did not meet flame retardant standards into the project; the Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration, Chan Kwok-ki, denounced those involved in the case, and killed many lives due to petty interests.

On the afternoon of December 1, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government of China held a press conference to explain the latest developments such as the fire search and rescue investigation at Wang Fu Yuen in Tai Po. The Hong Kong police have now arrested 13 people, including engineering company directors, engineering consultants, scaffolding and façade subcontractors, etc., on charges of “manslaughter.” Investigations are ongoing, and it is not ruled out that more people will be arrested. After on-site investigation and evidence by the police, samples of shed nets were collected in seven locations in the building that caught fire, which did not meet flame retardant standards. Radio Television Hong Kong reports that Hong Kong's Secretary for Security, Tang Ping-keung, said during a press conference that he suspected that someone had mixed shed nets that did not meet flame retardant standards into the project; the Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration, Chan Kwok-ki, denounced those involved in the case, and killed many lives due to petty interests.