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Hong Kong Fire Report to Put Government Accountability in Focus

An independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades will submit its final report to Chief Executive John Lee on Thursday, local media reported, setting up a test of his pledge to pursue accountability.

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