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Legal Tales | Despite lapses behind Tai Po fire, Hong Kong’s unity shows in a time of crisis

2 days ago04 mins

I grew up in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district and Wang Fuk Court was a stone’s throw away from my school. In the recent fire, 16 students and one staff member of my alma mater were affected. Fortunately, there were no casualties among them, but homes were destroyed and their loss was profoundly felt. The…

Destroyed homes, cancelled events: Hong Kong counts economic cost of Tai Po fire

6 days ago02 mins

Hong Kong continues to count the economic losses from the city’s deadliest fire in decades, with the disaster having destroyed 1,736 flats at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court, turned residents’ valuables into ashes and triggered the cancellation of banquets and mega-events. Economists and industry leaders estimate the losses could run into billions of Hong Kong…