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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Latest news and updates on the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district that has killed at least 160 people, including a firefighter. Scores of people were also hurt.

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

Hong Kong society

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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Mainland China

Hong Kong Bar Association backs making bid-rigging a crime after deadly fire

18 Dec 2025 - 10:27PM

Hong Kong

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

18 Dec 2025 - 9:40PM

Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)

Hong Kong fire: chairman, former head of Wang Fuk Court owners’ group arrested

Post learns pair arrested by ICAC as part of investigation into renovation works linked to the city’s deadliest fires in decades.

17 Dec 2025 - 11:36PMvideocam

Last month’s fire at Wang Fuk Court killed at least 160 people. Photo: Eugene Lee

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.

17 Dec 2025 - 11:24PM

Hong Kong

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.

17 Dec 2025 - 5:23PM

The Philippines

Philippines’ Marcos lauds helper returning home after deadly Hong Kong fire

Country’s top envoy in Hong Kong says Philippine president met Rhodora Alcaraz, praised her for role in saving employer’s baby.

17 Dec 2025 - 3:26AM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr welcomes Rhodora Alcaraz at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy: Video

Tai Po inferno: Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy – an infographic

See why the fires that ravaged the Wang Fuk Court high-rise tower complex are among the worst in the city’s history.

4 Dec 2025 - 11:32AM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong businesses prepare for scaled-down Christmas celebrations after fire

Restaurants and retailers are gearing up for season in way that takes into account grief of residents after blaze, Lan Kwai Fong’s Allan Zeman says.

15 Dec 2025 - 8:30AM

Hong Kong

Filipino victim in Hong Kong fire ‘planned to go home for good to be with son’

Maryan Pascual Esteban, who died with her five-year-old ward Hannah in the Tai Po inferno, was excited about heading home, friend says.

14 Dec 2025 - 8:08AMvideocam

Maryan Pascual Esteban was among the victims of the Tai Po fire. Photo: Facebook/Maribel Bueno

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.

30 minutes agovideocam

Hongkongers gather on Friday to mourn and honour firefighter Ho Wai-ho, who died while battling the fire in Tai Po last month. Photo: Elson Li

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong right to strike a balance on New Year’s events

In the wake of the deadly fire, cancelling the fireworks display while going ahead with some events is sensible even as investigations into the tragedy continue.

19 Dec 2025 - 6:45AM

Indonesia

Indonesian helper who died in Hong Kong fire ‘was always there’ for others

Desi Widiana, one of nine Indonesian helpers killed in the Tai Po fire, was found huddled together with her elderly ward.

18 Dec 2025 - 3:51PMvideocam

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong lawmakers-elect want more exchanges with government in policymaking

Elected legislators say sharing session shows government values ties with lawmakers and call for earlier engagement to create better policies.

18 Dec 2025 - 4:59PM

About 70 of the 90 newly elected lawmakers joined the 1½-hour exchange with top government officials on Thursday. Photo: Edmond So

Hong Kong society

Letters | Tai Po fire tragedy shows importance of disaster risk reduction

Readers discuss how addressing risk factors can save lives and minimise loss, the turnout of the Legislative Council election, and the Japanese prime minister’s controversial remarks on Taiwan.

18 Dec 2025 - 11:30AM

The buildings of Wang Fuk Court seen on December 16, a month after the devastating fire that engulfed the housing estate. For sudden‑onset disasters like fires, risk reduction is especially vital given the limited response time. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong politics

Editorial | Align with national goals, Xi urges Hong Kong with pat on back for Lee

President Xi has fully recognised the work done by Chief Executive John Lee over the year and urged the city to take further steps to play its part in the nation’s development.

17 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM

Music

Hong Kong classical concert to pay tribute to fallen Tai Po firefighter

Proceeds from the December 22 show, featuring some of Hong Kong’s biggest classical musicians, will go to the family of Ho Wai-ho.

16 Dec 2025 - 11:59AM

Hong Kong

Hong Kong police deployed to Tai Po fire site show resilience: psychologist

Frontline officers are coping emotionally, despite inevitable triggers and strains of investigating catastrophic Wang Fuk Court blaze.

16 Dec 2025 - 7:16PM

Officers of the Disaster Victim Identification Unit search the remains of a building destroyed in last month’s catastrophic fire in Tai Po. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong

‘Fresh start’: Hong Kong urged to fast-track buy-back of fire-hit Wang Fuk Court

Institute of Surveyors calls on government to set up statutory body and new law to repurchase flats destroyed in deadly Tai Po blaze.

17 Dec 2025 - 6:18PMvideocam

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Legco election shows disruption can be good for Hong Kong politics

With fiercer contests, fresh faces and more community building on the ground, parties have found a way to navigate the new landscape.

15 Dec 2025 - 3:30PMvideocam

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Editorial | Tai Po pet rescues put Hong Kong’s compassion on show

Hong Kong’s efforts to save pets at a time of such heartbreak are a sign of the city’s care and compassion.

15 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM

Pets are rescued by firefighters as four buildings are still engulfed in flames at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on November 27, a day after the fire broke out. Photo: Eugene Lee

Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong

We want to stay in Hong Kong, say Filipino helpers who survived deadly blaze

Helpers who escaped inferno with children and elderly employers want to remain in city despite upheaval to their lives and emotional toll of tragedy.

15 Dec 2025 - 12:55AM

People watch the inferno engulf Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on November 26. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong fires and safety

‘I cried for an hour’: Hong Kong preachers offer support to Tai Po fire survivors

Jessie Fu and Ron Cheng volunteered to support survivors of last month’s fire, but say their work forced them to confront their own traumas.

14 Dec 2025 - 10:17PM

Hong Kong fires and safety

Opinion | Transparency, accountability essential after Tai Po fire as Hong Kong heals

A city full of people living in tower blocks similar to those at Wang Fuk Court needs clear answers from committees investigating the tragedy.

14 Dec 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong’s John Lee to visit Beijing this week for annual duty visit

City leader will spend one day less in capital than he did during past years, reflecting priority of work at home following fire, analysts say.

14 Dec 2025 - 7:24PM

Chief Executive John Lee will head to Beijing on Monday. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong

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

Wang Fuk Court flats that went up in flames worth about HK$5 billion, while losses from cancelled mega-events, banquets are likely to rise.

17 Dec 2025 - 6:19PMvideocam

The Tai Po fire destroyed seven of the eight buildings of Wang Fuk Court estate, with the devastated properties previously valued at a total of HK$5 billion. Photo: Karma Lo

Legislative Council election 2025

Record tally of spoiled votes in Hong Kong poll ‘not due to pressure on public’

Authorities may reconsider introducing ‘smart ballot boxes’ to cut chance of voters wrongly marking papers, constitutional affairs chief says.

13 Dec 2025 - 6:06PM

Hong Kong

Hong Kong government ‘confident’ of finding site to rehouse Tai Po blaze residents

Identifying site for new subsidised flats is one of several options being considered for those left homeless by deadly inferno, senior official says.

13 Dec 2025 - 11:15PM

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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.

Hong Kong Bar Association backs making bid-rigging a crime after deadly fire

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

Hong Kong fire: chairman, former head of Wang Fuk Court owners’ group arrested

Post learns pair arrested by ICAC as part of investigation into renovation works linked to the city’s deadliest fires in decades.

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.

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.

Philippines’ Marcos lauds helper returning home after deadly Hong Kong fire

Country’s top envoy in Hong Kong says Philippine president met Rhodora Alcaraz, praised her for role in saving employer’s baby.

Tai Po inferno: Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy – an infographic

See why the fires that ravaged the Wang Fuk Court high-rise tower complex are among the worst in the city’s history.

Hong Kong businesses prepare for scaled-down Christmas celebrations after fire

Restaurants and retailers are gearing up for season in way that takes into account grief of residents after blaze, Lan Kwai Fong’s Allan Zeman says.

Filipino victim in Hong Kong fire ‘planned to go home for good to be with son’

Maryan Pascual Esteban, who died with her five-year-old ward Hannah in the Tai Po inferno, was excited about heading home, friend says.

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.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Editorial | Hong Kong right to strike a balance on New Year’s events

In the wake of the deadly fire, cancelling the fireworks display while going ahead with some events is sensible even as investigations into the tragedy continue.

Indonesian helper who died in Hong Kong fire ‘was always there’ for others

Desi Widiana, one of nine Indonesian helpers killed in the Tai Po fire, was found huddled together with her elderly ward.

Hong Kong lawmakers-elect want more exchanges with government in policymaking

Elected legislators say sharing session shows government values ties with lawmakers and call for earlier engagement to create better policies.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Letters | Tai Po fire tragedy shows importance of disaster risk reduction

Readers discuss how addressing risk factors can save lives and minimise loss, the turnout of the Legislative Council election, and the Japanese prime minister’s controversial remarks on Taiwan.

Editorial | Align with national goals, Xi urges Hong Kong with pat on back for Lee

President Xi has fully recognised the work done by Chief Executive John Lee over the year and urged the city to take further steps to play its part in the nation’s development.

Hong Kong classical concert to pay tribute to fallen Tai Po firefighter

Proceeds from the December 22 show, featuring some of Hong Kong’s biggest classical musicians, will go to the family of Ho Wai-ho.

Hong Kong police deployed to Tai Po fire site show resilience: psychologist

Frontline officers are coping emotionally, despite inevitable triggers and strains of investigating catastrophic Wang Fuk Court blaze.

‘Fresh start’: Hong Kong urged to fast-track buy-back of fire-hit Wang Fuk Court

Institute of Surveyors calls on government to set up statutory body and new law to repurchase flats destroyed in deadly Tai Po blaze.

Opinion | Legco election shows disruption can be good for Hong Kong politics

With fiercer contests, fresh faces and more community building on the ground, parties have found a way to navigate the new landscape.

Editorial | Tai Po pet rescues put Hong Kong’s compassion on show

Hong Kong’s efforts to save pets at a time of such heartbreak are a sign of the city’s care and compassion.

We want to stay in Hong Kong, say Filipino helpers who survived deadly blaze

Helpers who escaped inferno with children and elderly employers want to remain in city despite upheaval to their lives and emotional toll of tragedy.

‘I cried for an hour’: Hong Kong preachers offer support to Tai Po fire survivors

Jessie Fu and Ron Cheng volunteered to support survivors of last month’s fire, but say their work forced them to confront their own traumas.

Opinion | Transparency, accountability essential after Tai Po fire as Hong Kong heals

A city full of people living in tower blocks similar to those at Wang Fuk Court needs clear answers from committees investigating the tragedy.

Hong Kong’s John Lee to visit Beijing this week for annual duty visit

City leader will spend one day less in capital than he did during past years, reflecting priority of work at home following fire, analysts say.

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

Wang Fuk Court flats that went up in flames worth about HK$5 billion, while losses from cancelled mega-events, banquets are likely to rise.

Record tally of spoiled votes in Hong Kong poll ‘not due to pressure on public’

Authorities may reconsider introducing ‘smart ballot boxes’ to cut chance of voters wrongly marking papers, constitutional affairs chief says.

Hong Kong government ‘confident’ of finding site to rehouse Tai Po blaze residents

Identifying site for new subsidised flats is one of several options being considered for those left homeless by deadly inferno, senior official says.

Editorial | Hong Kong right to strike a balance on New Year’s events

Letters | Tai Po fire tragedy shows importance of disaster risk reduction