Online pre-registration for public observation for 6th round of evidential hearings of Independent Committee in relation to fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po
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The following is provided on behalf of the Independent Committee in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po:
The Independent Committee in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po revealed today (July 2) that the 6th round of evidential hearings, consisting of 3 hearings, will be held from July 15 to 17. Members of the general public might pre-register for chosen hearings under this round that they want to observe by means of the online system from 10am on July 6 to 10am on July 9.
The schedule of the 6th round of 3 evidential hearings is as follows:
In the 6th round of evidential hearings, the Committee will hear the closing addresses. The evidential hearings will be carried out in Cantonese from 10am to 1pm and from 2.15 pm to 4.30 pm at the Multi-purpose Hall, 3/F, City Gallery, 3 Edinburgh Place, Central. Synchronised analysis in Putonghua and English will be supplied in the City Gallery.
Some seats for the hearings will be booked for the included celebrations, and some seats will be open to the general public to observe the procedures. To permit more members of the general public to participate in the hearings, the procedures will be relayed at the same time in transmission locations established on the ground flooring of the City Gallery and in the Lecture Theatre of the Hong Kong Central Library. Plans will be produced some members of the general public to observe the hearings in these 2 locations. An overall of about 360 seats will be offered for public observation in the primary location and the 2 transmission locations. About half of the seats will be reserved for citizens of Wang Fuk Court on a top priority basis. Different plans will be produced the media.
To prevent members of the general public queuing outside the location for a very long time, and to enable those who want to observe the hearings to have certainty of whether seats have actually been protected before the day of the hearings, for the 6th round of hearings, people (consisting of Wang Fuk Court citizens) are needed to pre-register online (eform.cefs.gov.hk/ form/ic-hearing/en/) from 10am on July 6 to 10am on July 9. Registrants ought to pick on the online registration form the dates they want to observe (several sessions can be picked) and send the properly finished type. The Secretariat of the Committee will designate seats on a first-come, first-served basis according to the system’s record of the time that the pre-registration kinds are gotten.
Effective registrants will get a “Confirmation of Successful Registration” for the 6th round of hearings released by the Secretariat of the Committee by July 13. An SMS alert will be sent out from the sender name “#IC-hearing”If an e-mail address is likewise supplied throughout pre-registration, an e-mail alert will be sent out from hearing@ic-wangfukcourtfire.gov.hk. Pre-registration will be thought about not successful for those who have actually not gotten an alert by that date. Everyone can just pre-register for each day of hearing when. Replicate registrations will not be processed.
The Chief Executive developed the Committee to evaluate the reasons for the fire at Wang Fuk Court and associated problems, and to make suggestions to avoid comparable events from happening once again. The Committee officially began its deal with December 19, 2025. The evidential hearings begun on March 19, 2026. 5 rounds of 27 hearings have actually been held. No even more hearings will be needed following the conclusion of the 6th round. The Committee will continue to process the big volume of written proof and other products got, and prepare its report.