US EditionSteel Bars Brought in to Strengthen Building Ravaged in Hong Kong’s Tai Po Blaze
Volunteers and government personnel cleared the Tai Po fire memorial citing concerns over politicisation with police oversight on election day, while 31 people remain unaccounted for.
- On Sunday, volunteers and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department personnel cleared tributes at the Kwong Fuk sitting-out area as police observed.
- Authorities said pamphlets and slogans at the memorial were unrelated to the disaster and aimed to incite hatred, citing a 2019 'protest playbook', while a cardboard sign announced the end of memorial activities.
- The November 26 blaze killed at least 159 people and left nearly 5,000 homeless, with over 4,000 residents moved to accommodation and 2,499 placed in transitional housing.
- The clearance coincided with polls closing in the `patriots only` Legislative Council election, as three polling stations moved in Tai Po and the park cordon reopened on Monday with bus routes restarting.
- Authorities announced an independent review committee, but legal experts say it lacks subpoena powers; the support fund totals roughly HK$3.3 billion, including HK$300 million seed funding.
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hkust.edu.hkTai Po fire: Police oversee overnight removal of flowers, tributes from memorial by volunteers, gov’t staff
Volunteers and personnel from the government have removed flowers, messages and other tributes for victims of the Tai Po fire under the watch of police officers.
[Kyodo News, Hong Kong] Work began on the night of the 7th to remove the many memorial messages and bouquets posted by citizens in a nearby park following the massive fire that broke out in a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong. The messages also contain words critical of the government, and are thought to be an attempt to suppress the growing dissatisfaction with the authorities caused by the fire.
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