Tai Po fire: Housing secretary Winnie Ho resigns with immediate effect to take responsibility
The blaze that ripped through seven 31-storey tower blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential complex, which was undergoing renovation work in the northern Tai Po district, was the deadliest in the city since 1948.
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