Wang Fuk Court Fire Enquiry

LETTER TO THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST:

Can our Chief Executive John Lee assure we the people of Hong Kong that there will be a full, independent, transparent enquiry into the causes of the Wang Fuk Court fires?

We need such assurance. 

Especially in the wake of the arrest of a person who opened a petition for just such an enquiry. He was charged, I believe, with "sedition", which is both silly and scary. Silly because it's clearly not sedition. And scary because it tries to chill voices seeking open understanding of such tragic events. 

We all, we the residents of Hong Kong, just want to find out what happened, why it happened, and who was responsible. We need to know this for the very practical reason that the many refurbishment projects across our city can learn from such a horrific tragedy. 

I am on the Renovation Committee of a soon-to-be commenced refurbishment of our own village. I would hate to think that we might repeat the mistakes of Wang Fuk Court, because our government failed to hold an open and frank enquiry. 

Peter Forsythe

Discovery Bay

Hong Kong

9308 0799