21.   Rock has come under criticism from opposition politicians, who accuse his department of mismanaging the dispute and threatening to trample patent law.

22.   The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong accused the department of failing to put the On Hing Building on its target list for inspection.

23.   But the Hong Kong Educational Publishers Association accused the department of acting irresponsibly.

24.   Relatives accused government departments of negligence in monitoring safety measures.

25.   The Japanese firm also accused the department of having unlawfully prejudged the case.