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Tai Po

since 2025 › Nov › 26 (Wed) @ 11:43 UTC

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61 days ago

The photographs that defined 2025 – and the stories behind them ⊖

found 2025 › Dec › 29 (Mon) @ 05:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

As wars in Ukraine and Gaza continued, anti-government protests erupted around the world. Amid the violence, there were moments of humanity, sporting glory and stunning natural beauty. Photographers …

81 days ago

Silenced by China, Hong Kong struggles to voice its grief over the Tai Po fire disaster | Antony Dapiran ⊖⊖⊖

found 2025 › Dec › 08 (Mon) @ 10:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The pain is visceral, but civil society, media and the creative community have been sent into retreat since the 2019 pro-democracy protests

Antony Dapiran is the author of two books on Hong Kong polit…

82 days ago

Hong Kong sees near-record low election turnout amid discontent over apartment fire ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Dec › 08 (Mon) @ 07:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Sunday’s ‘patriots only’ Legislative Council elections took place in the shadow of the Tai Po fire that killed at least 159 people

Hong Kong saw a near-record low turnout in Sunday’s “patriots only” L…

84 days ago

As Hong Kong reckons with worst fire in decades, many see echoes of 2019 ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Dec › 05 (Fri) @ 12:45 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

Unresolved anger and mistrust from the 2019 protests have hung over the response to the deadly Tai Po fire.

86 days ago

Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 159 as officials order citywide scaffolding net removal ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Dec › 04 (Thu) @ 02:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Police say number of dead may still be revised as ‘suspected human bones’ found during search require forensic testing

The death toll in Hong Kong’s apartment complex fire has risen to 159 as official…

88 days ago

Hong Kong mourners queue to pay respects after deadly Tai Po fire ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Dec › 01 (Mon) @ 09:45 UTC

a story from Euronews ⚠️ › Euronews

Thousands of Hong Kong residents formed long queues across Tai Po to pay respects to the victims of the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire, as memorials and tributes continued citywide.

2 months ago

Floor-to-floor search for bodies begins in Hong Kong's scorched skyscrapers as death toll reaches grim milestone... with the first victims being brought out (and the pets that miraculously survived) ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Nov › 28 (Fri) @ 08:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Photographs show emergency workers bringing out the first victims, as well as the pets that miraculously survived the inferno at Wang Fuk Court in the suburban Tai Po district.

3 months ago

‘There should have been an alarm’: in air thick with acrid smoke, people in Hong Kong are reeling and angry ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Nov › 27 (Thu) @ 16:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

As apartment complex still blazes more than 24 hours after fire began, police suspect cause is owing to ‘grossly negligent’ action

How the Hong Kong fire unfolded – visual guide
Hong Kong fire – lates…

Hong Kong: At least 44 dead and hundreds missing in apartment complex fire ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Nov › 27 (Thu) @ 09:25 UTC

a story from Euronews ⚠️ › Euronews

A massive fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, has killed at least 44 and left 279 missing. Crews worked overnight to control the blaze that spread through seven towers.

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in 63 years: What we know and how it spread ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Nov › 27 (Thu) @ 03:45 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

At least 44 people have been killed in the blaze in Hong Kong's Tai Po neighbourhood. The fire is still raging.

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