A flock of egrets fly next to burned buildings in the Wang Fuk Court housing complex after a deadly fire in the Tai Po District in Hong Kong on Nov. 30, 2025. Maxim Shemetov/ReutersHong Kong officials arrested 21 people involved in the renovation of two housing estates in an anti-graft crackdown on building construction and maintenance, the city’s anti-corruption agency said on Jan. 2.The operation by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) came after unsafe materials were found in the debris of a residential fire in the Tai Po District that killed at least 161 in November 2025.
Hong Kong Arrests 21 in Renovation Graft Crackdown
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