John Herbert (hong kong)
@johnherbert.bsky.social
british engineer stationed in HK
update: Legionnaires' Disease Singapore vs Hong Kong #legionella
December 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
update: Legionnaires' Disease Singapore vs Hong Kong #legionella
Hong Kong racks up another record #hongkong #legionella
December 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Hong Kong racks up another record #hongkong #legionella
December 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Singapore leads the way, with a lower absolute number of Legionnaires' Disease cases 49 vs Hong Kong 151,
and for the haters, prevalence, 0.83 vs 2.01 per 100k population #legionella #hongkong #singapore #legionnairesdisease
and for the haters, prevalence, 0.83 vs 2.01 per 100k population #legionella #hongkong #singapore #legionnairesdisease
December 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Singapore leads the way, with a lower absolute number of Legionnaires' Disease cases 49 vs Hong Kong 151,
and for the haters, prevalence, 0.83 vs 2.01 per 100k population #legionella #hongkong #singapore #legionnairesdisease
and for the haters, prevalence, 0.83 vs 2.01 per 100k population #legionella #hongkong #singapore #legionnairesdisease
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
Key points in the Chinese-language portion of CE John Lee’s press conference:
• Central authorities are fully supportive & involved with rescue efforts
• There was deliberate fraud with construction materials
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
• Central authorities are fully supportive & involved with rescue efforts
• There was deliberate fraud with construction materials
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
行政長官於行政會議前會見傳媒開場發言及答問內容（附短片）
以下是行政長官李家超今日（十二月二日）上午出席行政會議前會見傳媒的開場發言及答問內容：
行政長官：各位市民、各位傳媒朋友，上星期，在大埔宏福苑我們經歷了一場慘痛的奪命...
www.info.gov.hk
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Key points in the Chinese-language portion of CE John Lee’s press conference:
• Central authorities are fully supportive & involved with rescue efforts
• There was deliberate fraud with construction materials
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
• Central authorities are fully supportive & involved with rescue efforts
• There was deliberate fraud with construction materials
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
new record number 151 Legionnaires' Disease cases so far, and still 4 weeks to go #legionella #hongkong
December 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
new record number 151 Legionnaires' Disease cases so far, and still 4 weeks to go #legionella #hongkong
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
DAB’s Peggy Wong, who defended the Wang Fuk Court Owners Corporation in Aug 2024 because they were doing a good job with repairs, is now reporting the OC to the police and ICAC for misconduct, negligence, and corruption
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/comp...
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/comp...
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
DAB’s Peggy Wong, who defended the Wang Fuk Court Owners Corporation in Aug 2024 because they were doing a good job with repairs, is now reporting the OC to the police and ICAC for misconduct, negligence, and corruption
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/comp...
news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/comp...
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
Hong Kong fire and Grenfell are just alike. Fire spreading through unsafe building materials installed due to penny-pinching, killing dozens. One difference: before the HK fire is even out three executives at contractors have been arrested, eight years after Grenfell no-one has been arrested.
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Hong Kong fire and Grenfell are just alike. Fire spreading through unsafe building materials installed due to penny-pinching, killing dozens. One difference: before the HK fire is even out three executives at contractors have been arrested, eight years after Grenfell no-one has been arrested.
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
SCMP has a list of charities and organizations accepting donations to support the people affected by the Tai Po fire, including GovHK's newly established HK$300M fund.
• Beware of fraudsters and use only established charities and organizations
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
• Beware of fraudsters and use only established charities and organizations
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
Want to donate in cash or kind? How to help Hong Kong’s embattled fire victims
Hong Kong community has rallied to support displaced families with organisations establishing collection points for essential supplies.
www.scmp.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
SCMP has a list of charities and organizations accepting donations to support the people affected by the Tai Po fire, including GovHK's newly established HK$300M fund.
• Beware of fraudsters and use only established charities and organizations
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
• Beware of fraudsters and use only established charities and organizations
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
There is a huge story breaking from folks I produce podcasts with - were the Tai Po housing estate buildings in Hong Kong under-insured? Are the victims about to get more bad news - about the value of their homes and the payouts they may/may not receive? insuranceasianews.com/hong-kong-ho...
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
There is a huge story breaking from folks I produce podcasts with - were the Tai Po housing estate buildings in Hong Kong under-insured? Are the victims about to get more bad news - about the value of their homes and the payouts they may/may not receive? insuranceasianews.com/hong-kong-ho...
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
A security guard called police at 3am this morning after spotting five election posters which were damaged at an estate in Shek Kip Mei.
Police are investigating with no arrests made
www.hk01.com/%E7%AA%81%E7...
Police are investigating with no arrests made
www.hk01.com/%E7%AA%81%E7...
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
A security guard called police at 3am this morning after spotting five election posters which were damaged at an estate in Shek Kip Mei.
Police are investigating with no arrests made
www.hk01.com/%E7%AA%81%E7...
Police are investigating with no arrests made
www.hk01.com/%E7%AA%81%E7...
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
Anyway, Hong Kong and the GBA should host the 2036 Olympics. In this essay I will ...
A computer failure meant 2,000 runners had to wait up to 2 hours to get their bags following the Hong Kong Streetathon, which ended at the western end of the Central Kowloon Bypass.
"A signal failure prevented the scanners from syncing with the database"
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
"A signal failure prevented the scanners from syncing with the database"
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
Streetathon sorry again for baggage collection chaos - RTHK
The organisation behind the Hong Kong Streetathon on Monday again apologised to runners who had trouble retrieving their...
news.rthk.hk
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Anyway, Hong Kong and the GBA should host the 2036 Olympics. In this essay I will ...
Hong Kong has many more cases of Legionnaires' Disease than Singapore #legionella #singapore #hongkong
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Hong Kong has many more cases of Legionnaires' Disease than Singapore #legionella #singapore #hongkong
Hong Kong breaking more records 🏆🏆 with 147 Legionnaires Disease cases so far this year #legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Hong Kong breaking more records 🏆🏆 with 147 Legionnaires Disease cases so far this year #legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
Essentially, what they are saying is: it will bring lots of benefits, but we haven't done a cost-benefit analysis. Our Hong Kong Foundation is truly the dumbest think tank
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
Think tank calls for HK-Shenzhen airport rail link - RTHK
A think tank on Thursday proposed building an inter-airport railway between Hong Kong and Shenzhen to better integrate t...
news.rthk.hk
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Essentially, what they are saying is: it will bring lots of benefits, but we haven't done a cost-benefit analysis. Our Hong Kong Foundation is truly the dumbest think tank
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
The new generation of Teddy Ruxpin has taken a dark turn
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The new generation of Teddy Ruxpin has taken a dark turn
updated: Hong Kong Legionnaires' Disease outbreak threats in 2025
#coolingtowers #legionella #hongkong #acmv #hvac open.substack.com/pub/legionel...
#coolingtowers #legionella #hongkong #acmv #hvac open.substack.com/pub/legionel...
Hong Kong Hazardous Cooling Towers 2025
by John Herbert 21 November 2025 (updated)
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
updated: Hong Kong Legionnaires' Disease outbreak threats in 2025
#coolingtowers #legionella #hongkong #acmv #hvac open.substack.com/pub/legionel...
#coolingtowers #legionella #hongkong #acmv #hvac open.substack.com/pub/legionel...
Is this a new Legionnaires' disease outbreak, or did they discover the cause of the longstanding LD cases in Milan, Italy #legionella #milan
È ACCADUTO IERI: Focolaio di Legionella a Milano: 1 morto e 11 casi in zona San Siro: in corso le indagini di Ats ... LEGGI TUTTO #Legionella #Milano #SanSiro #SalutePubblica #AgenziaDiTutelaDellaSalute
Focolaio di Legionella a Milano: 1 morto e 11 casi in zona San Siro: in corso le indagini di Ats
(Adnkronos) -
Milano sotto osservazione dopo che l’Agenzia di Tutela della Salute (ATS) ha segnalato un sospetto focolaio di legionella nel quartiere di San Siro, nella zona di via Rembrandt. Secondo le autorità sanitarie, sono 11 i...
dlvr.it
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Is this a new Legionnaires' disease outbreak, or did they discover the cause of the longstanding LD cases in Milan, Italy #legionella #milan
This has much wider implications, are you're control circuits up to scratch? A simple wiring mistake in a terminal block caused the Dali to strike Francis Scott Key Bridge
youtu.be/bu7PJoxaMZg?...
youtu.be/bu7PJoxaMZg?...
NTSB Animation - Containership Dali Contact with Francis Scott Key Bridge
YouTube video by NTSBgov
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This has much wider implications, are you're control circuits up to scratch? A simple wiring mistake in a terminal block caused the Dali to strike Francis Scott Key Bridge
youtu.be/bu7PJoxaMZg?...
youtu.be/bu7PJoxaMZg?...
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
Some residents of Taikoo Shing saw bitumen in their water on Sunday
• WSD had temporarily directed water supply causing a water pressure change which released bitumen in the water supply
• Filter repaired; cleaning of pipes and tanks expected to be completed Monday
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
• WSD had temporarily directed water supply causing a water pressure change which released bitumen in the water supply
• Filter repaired; cleaning of pipes and tanks expected to be completed Monday
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
Test results and WSD's follow-up work regarding water supply incident affecting some Taikoo Shing residents
Regarding the appearance of black particles in the drinking water of some buildings in Taikoo Shing, the Water Supplies Department (WSD) had earlier collected water samples from some...
www.info.gov.hk
November 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Some residents of Taikoo Shing saw bitumen in their water on Sunday
• WSD had temporarily directed water supply causing a water pressure change which released bitumen in the water supply
• Filter repaired; cleaning of pipes and tanks expected to be completed Monday
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
• WSD had temporarily directed water supply causing a water pressure change which released bitumen in the water supply
• Filter repaired; cleaning of pipes and tanks expected to be completed Monday
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
✅ Record breaking 144 cases of Legionnaires' Disease reported so far, and about 5 weeks left until the year end
-- highest since records began
#legionella #legionairesdisease #hongkong
-- highest since records began
#legionella #legionairesdisease #hongkong
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
✅ Record breaking 144 cases of Legionnaires' Disease reported so far, and about 5 weeks left until the year end
-- highest since records began
#legionella #legionairesdisease #hongkong
-- highest since records began
#legionella #legionairesdisease #hongkong
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
Hongkongers returned to Hong Kong after a tour in Tianjin and Beijing, around 26-30 October 2025, CHP identified two cases of Legionnaires’ disease, classed as imported cases #legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong #beijing
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Hongkongers returned to Hong Kong after a tour in Tianjin and Beijing, around 26-30 October 2025, CHP identified two cases of Legionnaires’ disease, classed as imported cases #legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong #beijing
Record breaking 140 Legionnaires' Disease cases so far.
Unusually, CHP has not called for EMSD's to investigate, not once!
(17/11/2025)
#legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
Unusually, CHP has not called for EMSD's to investigate, not once!
(17/11/2025)
#legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Record breaking 140 Legionnaires' Disease cases so far.
Unusually, CHP has not called for EMSD's to investigate, not once!
(17/11/2025)
#legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
Unusually, CHP has not called for EMSD's to investigate, not once!
(17/11/2025)
#legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong