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Three people were injured on May 20, 2016, when the roof of City University’s Tai Ho Multi-Purpose Hall, which had been covered in grass, fell in on the institution's Kowloon Tong campus.

No prosecutions planned over collapse of City University roof

Final government investigation report points to overloading at sports facility, but professionals likely to face only internal hearings

20 Jul 2018 - 2:55PM

University will demolish sports centre where roof fell in and erect bigger one

16 Feb 2017 - 10:49PM

Hong Kong officials identify 11 possible causes of roof collapse at sports centre

20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

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Surveyor expected to be held liable for roof collapse as City University’s top brass are accused of offloading responsibility

20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

Roof collapse at City University in Hong Kong blamed on wrong loading data

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10 Jun 2016 - 10:19AM

Roof collapse: City University of Hong Kong report calls for more experts to be named to campus office

20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

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20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

Engineers fail to come forward for City University of Hong Kong roof collapse probe

20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

Change of tack: Hong Kong debate should switch from green roof plan submissions to aim of such projects, surveyor says

30 May 2016 - 4:36PM

Green for danger: how a trend to put vegetation on Hong Kong’s roofs ended in a tangled mess

28 May 2016 - 5:33PM

Hong Kong investigation team shortlists 10 possible causes of City University roof collapse

20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

Green roofs should be tracked, Hong Kong surveyors say

26 May 2016 - 11:20AM

Chinese University of Hong Kong to remove green roofs, Buildings Department issues new guidelines to schools for immediate safety checks

20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

Government advised to tighten green roof standards nine years ago

20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

‘I sensed the roof was going to collapse’: CityU security manager tells of lucky escape as he and students made last-minute evacuation

20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

Questions mount over City University roof collapse investigation panel after vice-president withdraws

20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

Hong Kong Baptist University may have breached green roof rules

20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

Malpractice ‘could have played a role’ in City University of Hong Kong roof collapse

20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

‘Dark day for Hong Kong’s sports community’ narrowly avoided after CityU rooftop collapse

20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

Neighbouring rooftop garden dismantled after City U roof collapse injures three

20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

Misdirected energy: Hong Kong City University roof collapse highlights danger of adding vegetation to existing roofs

20 Jul 2018 - 2:54PM

Answers demanded over collapse of green roof at Hong Kong City University

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