{
  "id": 17073811,
  "title": "Residents were left helpless as departments ‘passed the ball’ on safety complaints",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/residents-were-left-helpless-as-departments-passed-the-ball-on-safety-17073811",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T14:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372624/residents-were-left-helpless-departments-passed-ball-safety-complaints"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "No government department took effective ownership of fire safety risks ahead of the deadly Tai Po fire in Hong Kong, allowing complaints made by residents to fall into a vacuum, according to an independent committee. At the release of the 1,154-page full report on Thursday, Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said he would lead a steering committee to review and implement the more than 100…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}