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Tai Po fire inquiry team urges phasing out bamboo scaffolding
Filed: Jul 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM ET
Summary: Legal submissions to Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire inquiry recommend phasing out bamboo scaffolding in favour of metal replacements.
WHO: Legal team for an independent committee examining the cause of Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire
WHAT: Submitted closing recommendations urging a gradual phase-out of bamboo scaffolding and other measures
WHEN: Jul 17, 2026 at 10:41 AM ET
WHERE: Hong Kong
WHY: The recommendations were made in closing submissions for the committee’s hearings examining the cause of the Wang Fuk Court fire.
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