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Accidents and personal safety
1 dead, 2 in critical condition after fire at luxury Hong Kong flat
Police investigate suspicious fire that killed 30-year-old woman after drug paraphernalia found in master bedroom.
31 May 2026 - 5:06PM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Hong Kong cuts emergency mobile alert activation time from 1 hour to 15 minutes
31 May 2026 - 12:04AM
Accidents and personal safety
Missing hiker, 51, found dead after 2-day search on Lantau Island
29 May 2026 - 9:06PM
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Accidents and personal safety
Search launched after Lantau hiker goes missing amid Hong Kong heatwave
Man, 51, failed to return home after setting out on a hike on Lantau Island on Wednesday, when temperatures shot up to 33.7 degrees.
29 May 2026 - 12:09AM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Hong Kong unveils proposed overhaul of fire safety laws as consultation begins
Six months on from deadly Tai Po blaze, authorities launch consultation exercise on proposed amendments to Fire Services Ordinance.
27 May 2026 - 1:13AM
Accidents and personal safety
3 elderly Hong Kong hikers found after 12-hour search
Fire department called off operation at 11.05am after trio, all in their 70s, were located.
26 May 2026 - 3:40PM
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Operation targeting fire safety in old Hong Kong buildings extended for 2 years
Initial two-month scheme resulted in 75 prosecutions, with fire service aiming to check another 5,000 buildings following Tai Po blaze.
21 May 2026 - 11:53PM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Fire services to be ‘gatekeepers’ for safety, Hong Kong security chief vows
Secretary for Security says responsibility for fire safety ultimately lies with Fire Services Department, amid fallout from Tai Po blaze.
6 May 2026 - 12:40AM
Accidents and personal safety
Rescuers search for man who went missing while hiking after row with girlfriend
Authorities say helicopter deployed to locate hiker, 28, who last posted online that he was on fourth section of MacLehose Trail.
2 May 2026 - 6:48PM
Accidents and personal safety
Woman rescued after falling into sea while taking photos at a Hong Kong lighthouse
Mainland Chinese woman, 46, pulled from the sea by a passing couple after falling while taking photos at Fat Tong Mun in Sai Kung.
26 Apr 2026 - 6:08PM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Wang Fuk Court residents make long climb to retrieve family treasures
Jewellery, cash, photo albums and keepsakes linked to dead loved ones among items reclaimed by residents.
25 Apr 2026 - 5:38PM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Tai Po fire probe: member alleges rigged votes in management committee election
Committee member also admits owners’ corporation failed to follow through with threats to fine contractor for workers’ persistent smoking on site.
20 Apr 2026 - 5:59PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong to scrap fax messaging between police and fire services for emergencies
Security chief Chris Tang says system to be digitised after Tai Po fire inquiry reveals use of fax for sharing emergency appeals gathered online.
17 Apr 2026 - 11:00PM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Tai Po fire probe: no commander to track firefighters’ entry records – as it happened
Committee chair says firefighters’ efforts during blaze will always be appreciated regardless of inquiry outcome, adding most faced unprecedented situation.
1 May 2026 - 12:51AM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Day 10 of probe: fire department admits delays, ‘inadequate’ safety checks
Assistant director of Fire Services Department says shutting down fire systems not necessary for draining rooftop tanks.
10 Apr 2026 - 6:05PM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Tai Po probe: no on-site checks by firm due to ‘busy’ schedule – as it happened
Director of contractor responsible for estate’s fire services equipment suspects workers drew water from tanks, calling it a serious problem.
8 Apr 2026 - 6:31PM
Accidents and personal safety
79-year-old hiker who went missing in Hong Kong found on third day of search
Rescuers find He Chengan conscious near Kwan Tai Temple along Section 10 of MacLehose Trail, where he had last been seen on Saturday.
6 Apr 2026 - 11:43PM
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Hong Kong rescuers search for man, 79, who went missing on hike in Tuen Mun
Police say man, surnamed He, was hiking with his wife along Section 10 of the MacLehose Trail on Saturday morning.
6 Apr 2026 - 8:07PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Domestic helper arrested after 6-month-old girl dies in Hong Kong
Baby was rushed to hospital after being found unconscious on a bed by her family.
4 Apr 2026 - 1:13AM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Tai Po blaze probe: property firm failed to identify, follow up on fire hazards
Senior staff of property management firm ISS EastPoint declined to testify, hearing also told.
3 Apr 2026 - 1:05AM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Committee concludes first phase of Tai Po fire hearing - as it happened
Next phase of hearing, consisting of six sessions, will start on April 8.
2 Apr 2026 - 5:40PM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Tai Po probe: workers turned off fire safety system, disregarding regulations
Electrician tells hearing he followed an order to turn off main switches because he was ‘worried about a penalty at work’.
2 Apr 2026 - 3:37AM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Tai Po blaze hearing: property management worker unaware fire alarms deactivated
Clerk tells hearing she knew hose reel system had been shut down for months but did not know alarms would also be deactivated.
1 Apr 2026 - 2:52AM
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Time to confront the uncomfortable truths about the Tai Po fire
Only by facing the problems head on and reforming systems can we truly do justice to the victims and survivors and protect public safety.
30 Mar 2026 - 7:15AM
Accidents and personal safety
2 women climb out of window to flee Hong Kong building fire that injured 3 others
Police say they were alerted at 5.28pm of blaze at Yen Dack Building on Chun Yeung Street in North Point.
22 Mar 2026 - 10:39PM
Hong Kong society
Deadly tower crane collapse prompts calls for review of safety guidelines
Operator killed after tower crane collapses at construction site for public housing project on Tai Wo Hau Road.
20 Mar 2026 - 7:35PM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Deadly Tai Po fire revealed ‘unacceptable systemic failings’, inquiry hears
Six ‘human factors’ led to almost complete failure of fire safety measures at Wang Fuk Court, independent committee told at first session.
20 Mar 2026 - 9:02AM
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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Firefighter killed in Tai Po blaze may have entered wrong building, inquiry told
Ho Wai-ho, 37, was among the first firefighters to arrive at the scene of the inferno.
19 Mar 2026 - 10:56PM
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