【明報專訊】THE Office of the Ombudsman initiated a direct investigation into the Fire Services Department's (FSD's) regulation of eateries' fire safety facilities. Its conclusion is that the FSD's management is outdated, and its regulation lax. Its findings lay bare two fundamental problems. First, owing to limitations of the FSD's establishment, its administration is not up to modern standard. Second, the Security Bureau has long been ignorant of the FSD's inadequacies or has long ignored them. It has failed to fulfil its supervisory function. It can hardly escape the blame for what has happened at the FSD.