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Chris Tang

1. Follow-up: After Tai Po fire report, Hong Kong security chief Chris Tang says Fire Services Department will take 'ultimate responsibility' for fire safety complaints

   After the independent committee on the Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po submitted its final report to the government on Oct 22, Hong Kong Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on Friday, Oct 23, that the Fire Services Department will bear 'ultimate responsibility' for following up fire safety complaints across the city, and the government will introduce a series of legal reforms and administrative measures to close fire safety gaps. SCMP, citing sources, said the report found failures by the Fire Services Department, Buildings Department, Labour Department and the Housing Bureau's independent checking unit contributed to last year's deadly fire. Committee counsel had criticised the fire department at public hearings for failing to detect problems with the fire alarm system.

   Oct 24, 2026 Morning
2. Hong Kong police in talks to link private shopping mall CCTV to surveillance network, Chris Tang says

   Hong Kong Secretary for Security Chris Tang said on a TV programme on Oct 18 that police are in the final stage of talks with private shopping malls to connect their CCTV systems to the police's expanding smart surveillance network, without naming the malls. He said whether video is streamed live 24 hours a day would depend on crime risk. Taiwan's Liberty Times reported that police aim to raise the number of cameras to 60,000 by 2028 and will use facial recognition.

   Oct 19, 2026 Morning