香港10月29日电——香港领导人李家超周四就去年11月造成该市168人死亡的致命大火道歉，这是二战以来香港最严重的火灾。
HONG KONG, Oct 29 - Hong Kong leader John Lee apologised on Thursday for the deadly blaze that killed 168 people in the city last November — its worst fire since World War Two.
李家超在由法官领导的调查小组即将发布一份长篇报告前不久发表讲话，该报告预计将详细说明香港楼宇维修制度中存在的一系列监管和监督缺失。
Lee was speaking shortly before he was due to release a lengthy report by the judge-led panel that is expected to detail a series of regulatory and supervisory failings in Hong Kong's building-renovation system.