The tragic blaze sparked by a row of hawker stalls at the doorstep of a Mong Kok building in late 2011 is a hard-earned lesson for everyone. Not only did it claim nine innocent lives, it...
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NEEDY landlords may be given loans by the Government to pay for building inspections, Director of Buildings Dr Choi Yu-leuk said yesterday.
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