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A deadly inferno swept through seven of Wang Fuk Court’s eight blocks in November. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Worried residents demand halt to renovation plan after deadly Hong Kong fire

Residents of Fu Shin Estate, near fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, check renovation documents and find name of man arrested earlier.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong minister urges landlords to avoid cashing in on Tai Po fire rent aid

Accidents and personal safety

7 injured as car collides with oncoming bus in Hong Kong

Hong Kong society

Operation Santa Claus: Hong Kong Disneyland spreads magic in charity drive

Resort to donate all proceeds from its Holiday Wishes Postcards to Operation Santa Claus, extending a partnership that began in 2019.

The Holiday Wishes Postcards were first introduced in 2019. Photo: Handout
The Holiday Wishes Postcards were first introduced in 2019. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

‘No leniency’: Hong Kong minister vows tougher safety laws after Tai Po fire

Development chief Bernadette Linn says authorities must ‘thoroughly review the existing system with a heavy hand’.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Death toll in Hong Kong fire rises to 161 after new DNA match

‘DNA tests are still being carried out, and we do not rule out the possibility that the DNA of other deceased people may be identified,’ police commissioner says.

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Hong Kong society

Why are Hongkongers waiting so long under Canada’s pathway to residency?

Only about 30 per cent of applicants since scheme launch in 2021 have been approved for permanent residency.

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Canada is among a number of Western countries that introduced immigration pathways for Hongkongers following the imposition of the city’s national security law in 2020. Photo: AFP
Canada is among a number of Western countries that introduced immigration pathways for Hongkongers following the imposition of the city’s national security law in 2020. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong fire: authorities seek to dissolve Wang Fuk Court owners’ committee

Home affairs minister Alice Mak says government intervening for first time on record in residential estate’s affairs.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to exempt 90% of households from ‘re-engineered’ 2026 census

Authorities will use a different method to track the city’s demographics in a major break from decades of statistical tradition.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Market rates set Hong Kong’s HK$150,000 subsidy for Tai Po fire victims: minister

Home affairs minister Alice Mak says two-year annual grant is based on typical rent in the area amid concerns it could drive up rates.

Flat owners displaced by the deadly fire in Tai Po will receive a two-year annual HK$150,000 rental subsidy. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong Santa Hash run spreads festive cheer and raises funds for charity

Nearly 140 runners in festive outfits raced 6km across city in support of Operation Santa Claus and fire relief efforts in Tai Po.

Festively dressed participants hit the streets to take part in the annual Santa Hash charity run. Photo: Handout
Festively dressed participants hit the streets to take part in the annual Santa Hash charity run. Photo: Handout
SCMP Highlights

China’s heat pump tech, Tokyo clarifies Taiwan stance: SCMP’s 7 highlights

From Hong Kong Jimmy Lai’s trial verdict to China’s high-altitude tank threat, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Fallen firefighter honoured in funeral procession as Hongkongers pay tribute

Ho Wai-ho given full honours as hearse travels past site of fire in Tai Po en route to final resting place in Gallant Garden.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Taiwan restoration experts help families say goodbye to Hong Kong fire victims

Mortuary specialists prepare bodies of Tai Po fire victims for dignified funerals, offering closure to grieving families.

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Taiwanese specialist Kuo Chang-chen and a team of experts are helping restore the bodies of Tai Po fire victims. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Power outage briefly leaves 5,000 Hong Kong households in darkness

Outage also leaves some stuck in lifts at shopping centre and university campus, while police get report of traffic lights malfunctioning.

Footage from the Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity shows students continuing to learn in the dark. Photo: Handout
Footage from the Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity shows students continuing to learn in the dark. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Wall Street Journal accuses Hong Kong union head of abusing legal process

Lawyers for US newspaper claim ex-employee Selina Cheng is taking legal action only after her ‘extortionate’ demand for HK$3 million was rejected.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Flat owners hit by Hong Kong fire to receive annual HK$150,000 rental subsidy

Hospital Authority’s charity fund set up for employees affected by fire raises more than HK$14 million, including nine individual donations of HK$1 million or more.

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Hong Kong society

How a Hong Kong charity helps injured workers get back on their feet

Hong Kong Workers’ Health Centre will be able to help 120 people and their carers next year with funding from Operation Santa Claus.

A group of injured workers show off their creations in a sand art therapy workshop held at Hong Kong Workers’ Health Centre. Photo: Hong Kong Workers’ Health Centre
A group of injured workers show off their creations in a sand art therapy workshop held at Hong Kong Workers’ Health Centre. Photo: Hong Kong Workers’ Health Centre
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong scraps New Year’s Eve fireworks, moves countdown to Central

Chief Secretary Eric Chan chairs interdepartmental meeting on arrangements for welcoming visitors over New Year break.

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Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong to offer 9,783 new subsidised flats from HK$1.5 million next year

Homes will be at least 280 sq ft in size and most will be larger, making them attractive to families, Housing Authority adviser says.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong gym’s CCTV by doorless toilet among 200 video surveillance complaints

About 80 per cent of complaints related to disputes between neighbours, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data reveals.

The camera at a branch of a fitness chain was positioned on the ceiling above the door facing three restrooms, one of which was doorless. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Singaporean community in Hong Kong comes together to help Tai Po fire victims

HK$1.83 million donation will go to city government’s relief fund for victims of last month’s inferno at Wang Fuk Court estate.

The fire, which broke out on November 26 at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, killed at least 160 people and displaced nearly 5,000. Photo: Sun Yeung
The fire, which broke out on November 26 at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, killed at least 160 people and displaced nearly 5,000. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

Operation Santa Claus helps Hong Kong’s Shaw Foundation uplift smaller charities

Major philanthropic organisation urges Hongkongers to support smaller, lesser-known charities.

Accidents and personal safety

3 injured, over 100 evacuated after fire breaks out in Hong Kong flat

Fire has been extinguished, with police suspecting it was caused by 40-year-old woman burning incense.

Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong bans Kiwi Chow’s new film Deadline over national security concerns

Kiwi Chow, director of Revolution of Our Times and Ten Years, calls ban on Deadline ‘painful and unfair’.

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Authorities have banned Kiwi Chow’s latest film, the campus thriller Deadline. Photo: Handout
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