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Tai Po Heng Fuk Estate Fire Government Departments Enforcement Timeline
Timeline cross-verified from sources (including Wikipedia and government news sites), times corrected to most accurate version: Fire started at 2025-11-26 14:51, police arrests on 11-27; fire rescue times from Wikipedia precise records. [attached_file:1]
Police Actions
| Date & Time | Event Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 Afternoon | Initial investigation after fire outbreak suspects protective nets, tarpaulins, foam boards, and window materials do not meet fire safety standards | news.gov.hk [attached_file:1] |
| 2025-11-27 | Arrested 3 persons (2 directors of Hung Yip Construction + 1 engineering consultant, aged 52-68), suspected of manslaughter, searched offices and residences | Wikipedia, wenweipo |
| 2025-11-27 | 3 persons granted bail, must report in December, continue investigating CCTV and evidence | stheadline |
| 2025-11-30 18:00 | Casualty Enquiry Team successfully contacted 159 citizens confirming safety; 92 deceased and 37 injured confirmed as previously reported missing. 54 bodies awaiting identification | HK01 |
ICAC Actions
| Date & Time | Event Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-27 | Established task force to investigate suspected corruption in $330M major repair project | icac.org.hk, info.gov.hk |
| 2025-11-28 | Arrested 8 persons (7 males 1 female, aged 40-63, including 2 consultant company directors, 2 project managers, subcontractor couple + middleman), searched 13 locations | yahoo finance, rthk |
| 2025-11-28 Late/29 | Re-arrested original 3 engineering supervisors (transferred to corruption charges after police bail), total 11 detained | stheadline, yahoo news |
Fire Services Department Actions
| Date & Time | Event Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 14:51 | Received fire report, first responders arrived at 14:56, escalated to No. 5 alarm at 18:22 | Wikipedia, news.gov.hk |
| 2025-11-26 to 28 | Found fire alarms in 8 blocks not working, will enforce against fire equipment contractor; seized scaffold nets, foam boards for testing | Wikipedia, hk01 |
| 2025-11-28 | Established inter-departmental investigation team (FSD leading), first meeting and site inspection on 29th | info.gov.hk, hk01 |
Buildings Department Actions
| Date & Time | Event Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-27 | Independent review of external wall materials fire standards, special inspections on ongoing projects, require submission of scaffold net fire-retardant test reports, prosecute violations | Wikipedia, news.gov.hk |
| 2025-11-28 | Participated in inter-departmental team, inspected Heng Fuk Estate repair works and similar projects citywide | thewitnesshk, info.gov.hk |
| 2025-11-30 18:00 | Housing Department mobilized over 100 professionals for preliminary inspections of 6 buildings, completing over 1,500 units preliminary checks. Hung Yan House, Hung To House, Hung Kin House, Hung Tai House, Hung Shing House and Hung Chi House completed | HK01 |
Labour Department Actions
| Date & Time | Event Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| From 2024-07 | Inspected Heng Fuk Estate project 16 times, last fire safety reminder to contractor on 2025-11-20 | Wikipedia |
| 2025-11-27 to 28 | Announced 2-week citywide special enforcement operation starting 11-28, inspecting fire facilities at large scaffold repair sites | info.gov.hk, yahoo finance |
National Security Police Actions
| Date & Time | Event Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 Evening | NS Police Chief Superintendent Li Kwai-wah led team to patrol fire site, deter black violence remnants and prevent exploiting disaster for chaos | tkww.hk |
| 2025-11-29 | NS Police arrested 1 male (Miles Kwan Ching-fung), suspected inciting public, related to "Tai Po Heng Fuk Estate Fire Concern Group" online "Four Demands" petition | hk01, facebook |
Hong Kong National Security Office Actions
| Date & Time | Event Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-29 Afternoon | Spokesperson issued statement supporting HKSAR to strictly punish "anti-China chaos-makers exploiting disaster", counter external interference | mingpao |
Note: Directly translated by AI, not manually verified.