On 13 February 2026, the Committee appointed Professor Asif Sohail Usmani and Professor Jiang Liming to assist the Committee in discharging its duties regarding the causes and circumstances that led to the fire, and its rapid spread and related issues under the Terms of Reference (1)1 by giving their expert opinions in a written report and in oral evidence at forthcoming evidential hearings of the Committee. Professor Usmani is Chair Professor of Building Sciences and Fire Safety Engineering of the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Professor Jiang is Associate Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
