On December 6, the HKSAR Government presented the work situation after the Tai Po fire. According to reports, the Housing Authority began assisting the police to clean up debris on the periphery of the building that caught fire on the 4th. At the same time, further consolidation work began on small-scale units with severe structural damage. On the 5th, concrete cores from 3 of the 7 affected buildings in Hongfuyuan began. Meanwhile, an interdepartmental investigation team led by the Fire Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and staff from the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department investigated the LPG pipeline on the outer wall at the location of the initial confirmation of the fire, and found no damage to the pipeline. The Housing Department completed the demolition of shed nets in 15 public housing estates on the 4th. Samples of 400 private buildings with sheds have been collected and sent for testing in batches. The Architectural Services Department has also inspected all 18 public works projects and sampled and tested them. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government said that all buildings currently undergoing major maintenance will be removed from the shelves on the 6th. The Housing Department will seek to issue a new code of practice next week requiring all shed materials to be sampled locally and tested by designated inspection centers before they can be put on the shelves again.

Zhitongcaijing · 2d ago
On December 6, the HKSAR Government presented the work situation after the Tai Po fire. According to reports, the Housing Authority began assisting the police to clean up debris on the periphery of the building that caught fire on the 4th. At the same time, further consolidation work began on small-scale units with severe structural damage. On the 5th, concrete cores from 3 of the 7 affected buildings in Hongfuyuan began. Meanwhile, an interdepartmental investigation team led by the Fire Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and staff from the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department investigated the LPG pipeline on the outer wall at the location of the initial confirmation of the fire, and found no damage to the pipeline. The Housing Department completed the demolition of shed nets in 15 public housing estates on the 4th. Samples of 400 private buildings with sheds have been collected and sent for testing in batches. The Architectural Services Department has also inspected all 18 public works projects and sampled and tested them. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government said that all buildings currently undergoing major maintenance will be removed from the shelves on the 6th. The Housing Department will seek to issue a new code of practice next week requiring all shed materials to be sampled locally and tested by designated inspection centers before they can be put on the shelves again.