Explainer | Hong Kong bar blaze: why a 1997 arson case that killed 17 is back in the spotlight
A fatal blaze at a karaoke bar in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui that killed 17 people nearly 30 years ago has returned to the public eye after one of the suspects was arrested earlier this week. Police on Thursday arrested Chan Wai-leung, now 52, after he was intercepted by mainland Chinese authorities across the…