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(finally completed in 1983). MacLehose was determined to build Hong Kong into a "model city," & the new town plan provided land for the "10-Year Housing Scheme," while the "Home Ownership Scheme" gave Hong Kongers the opportunity to rise to the middle class & live & work in peace.
December 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
. #London Fire Brigade's statement on the fire in high-rise residential buildings in #HongKong .

www.london-fire.gov.uk/news/2025-ne...
London Fire Brigade's statement on the fire in high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong
The thoughts of everyone at London Fire Brigade are with the people of Hong Kong whose lives have been affected by this devastating fire.
www.london-fire.gov.uk
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
British firefighters extend deepest sympathies to all those affected by the tragic fires in the apartment blocks in HongKong . #UK #Britian
November 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
NFCC statement on major high-rise fire in #HongKong . #UK #Britian
nfcc.org.uk/nfcc-respond...
NFCC statement on major high-rise fire in Hong Kong - NFCC
nfcc.org.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Reposted by Langley
When people from Hong Kong / who are familiar with Hong Kong tell you it is not the bamboo but the corrupted system is responsible, listen. Don't shut your ear because "it is difficult to understand" or it is different from your reasoning. 2/
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
with available details of the residents. People can mark themselves as safe, or submit information about who is still missing from certain apartments.

Another website has an interactive map which shows where supply stations are available in the Tai Po area.
November 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM
citizen-led supplies mobilisation have become part of our muscle memory,” said Michael Mo, a former district councillor who now lives in the #UK .

A crowd-sourced web app has collated reports from people about each building, identifying individual apartments in each tower,
November 29, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Some have compared the sudden & well-organised mobilisation of volunteers to the support networks that emerged during the 2014 & 2019 pro-democracy protests, when thousands of #Hongkongers helped to deliver supplies to the frontlines of the demonstrations.

“Since the 2 movements in 2014 & 2019,
November 29, 2025 at 3:38 AM
a clearly astonished singer, who then left the stage with them - there’re several vids of the incident online. The 2nd day of the 2-day concert was cancelled shortly after. makiotsuki.com
Maki is probably best known overseas for singing "memories", the 1st ending theme for the anime "One Piece".
Maki Otsuki official web site
makiotsuki.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Hong Kong has become a global focus due to a sudden incident. CNN described it as "Hong Kong's worst fire since World War II."
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM