# Hong Kong to launch building renovation oversight body

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3372619/hong-kong-set-new-body-oversee-building-renovations-regulatory-overhaul

Hong Kong will create a new body to oversee building renovations. The reform includes restructuring the Buildings Department and stricter contractor regulations. It follows an apology over the Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po.

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