Hong Kong Orders Removal of Scaffold Netting After Fatal Fire

Hong Kong authorities have ordered the removal of scaffold safety netting at approximately 200 construction sites. The directive follows the discovery of suspected fake safety certificates at two locations after a deadly fire last week. The government set a Saturday deadline for the netting removal. Officials launched inspections after a blaze at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Tai Po. That fire killed 159 people, making it Hong Kong's deadliest in decades. The building was covered in bamboo scaffolding and netting at the time. Police have arrested six men from the company that installed the complex's fire alarm system. The suspects are employees of the contractor responsible for the alarms at Wang Fuk Court. The mass removal order aims to address immediate public safety concerns. A wider investigation into construction site compliance is ongoing.