Fire service groups condemn Sin Kwok-lam's 'false' comments on Tai Po blaze

Six staff associations of the Hong Kong Fire Services Department have jointly condemned what they called false and misleading comments by media personality Checkley Sin Kwok-lam regarding the fatal Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po.

In a statement on Wednesday, the associations said Sin made unfounded claims on social media targeting director Andy Yeung Yan-kin and the department's firefighting strategy, command, resource deployment and cross-border coordination. They said the remarks insulted staff's professionalism, harmed team morale and misled public understanding.

The groups said Sin claimed to have received internal WhatsApp messages from a "senior fire service official friend," but their checks found no members had sent or received such messages. They questioned the source and authenticity of the content.

The associations expressed strong dissatisfaction and condemnation of the alleged false statements.