Worried residents of a Hong Kong housing estate are demanding a halt to a planned renovation project following last month’s deadly fire at nearby Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po after a man arrested earlier was linked to its consultant for the scheme.
Wang Fuk Court was undergoing renovations when the inferno swept through seven of its eight scaffolding-clad residential buildings, killing 161 and leading to the arrest of 23 people in connection with the blaze.
Tensions were high at a homeowners’…