Tom Grundy
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1/ Volunteers and personnel from the Food and Hygiene Department have removed flowers, messages and other tributes for victims of the Tai Po fire under the watch of police officers.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:58 AM
1/ Volunteers and personnel from the Food and Hygiene Department have removed flowers, messages and other tributes for victims of the Tai Po fire under the watch of police officers.
hongkongfp.com/2025/12/08/t... Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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"Patriots only" poll: As of 9.30am, we're seeing a 4.18% turnout. In 2021, it was 3.18% by now. Given the incentives to vote, the months of huge promotions, requests that civil servants vote, and subsidies for elderly homes, turnout will likely beat 2021, but will be lower than before revamp.
Hong Kong will vote for new lawmakers on Sunday under Beijing's "patriots only" rules, though government efforts to drive turnout have been overshadowed by the city's deadliest fire in decades. In full: buff.ly/vXxRoxC
Turnout in the spotlight as 'patriots only' polls open after deadly fire | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong will vote for new lawmakers on Sunday under Beijing’s “patriots only” rules, though government efforts to drive turnout have been overshadowed by the city’s deadliest fire in decades....
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December 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
"Patriots only" poll: As of 9.30am, we're seeing a 4.18% turnout. In 2021, it was 3.18% by now. Given the incentives to vote, the months of huge promotions, requests that civil servants vote, and subsidies for elderly homes, turnout will likely beat 2021, but will be lower than before revamp.
1/ Beijing threatens international media to "watch your back" (自我珍重), "watch your step" (好自為之), "consider yourselves duly warned (勿謂言之不預).
Unclear what media have published which is false.
Unclear what media have published which is false.
China's national security agency in HK summoned international media representatives for a "regulatory talk" on Saturday, saying some had spread false information and smeared the gov't in recent reports on a deadly fire and upcoming legislative elections. In full: buff.ly/p1VAxKU
China's nat. sec office in Hong Kong summons international media
China's national security agency in HK summoned international media representatives for a "regulatory talk" on Saturday, saying some had spread false information and smeared the gov't in recent reports...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
1/ Beijing threatens international media to "watch your back" (自我珍重), "watch your step" (好自為之), "consider yourselves duly warned (勿謂言之不預).
Unclear what media have published which is false.
Unclear what media have published which is false.
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1/ "While we mourn the victims and support those affected, we must also be united and support reform together... I emphasise everyone should cast their decisive vote," Hong Kong's John Lee told reporters, as the "patriots only" polls opened following November's deadly Tai Po blaze.
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
1/ "While we mourn the victims and support those affected, we must also be united and support reform together... I emphasise everyone should cast their decisive vote," Hong Kong's John Lee told reporters, as the "patriots only" polls opened following November's deadly Tai Po blaze.
Hong Kong Baptist University's handling of a student appeal over the Tai Po blaze leaving a permanent, international reputational scar...
December 6, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Hong Kong Baptist University's handling of a student appeal over the Tai Po blaze leaving a permanent, international reputational scar...
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December 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Our must-read weekly analysis of local nuances you might miss: hongkongfp.com/2025/12/06/h... -- HKFP Monitor also available as a newsletter on Friday nights.
Radio Free Asia resumes news in Mandarin.
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Radio Free Asia resumes news in Mandarin.
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has suspended its student union’s operations.
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It came one day after union notice board messages urging the government to respond to public concerns over the fatal Tai Po blaze were hidden from view by HKBU workers.
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It came one day after union notice board messages urging the government to respond to public concerns over the fatal Tai Po blaze were hidden from view by HKBU workers.
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has suspended its student union’s operations.
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It came one day after union notice board messages urging the government to respond to public concerns over the fatal Tai Po blaze were hidden from view by HKBU workers.
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It came one day after union notice board messages urging the government to respond to public concerns over the fatal Tai Po blaze were hidden from view by HKBU workers.
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UK Channel 4 News’s The Four Cast interviews @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com and @selinacheng.bsky.social and digs into how the Tai Po fires started and its aftermath
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Hong Kong fire: bamboo scaffolding or corruption?
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December 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
UK Channel 4 News’s The Four Cast interviews @tomgrundy.hongkongfp.com and @selinacheng.bsky.social and digs into how the Tai Po fires started and its aftermath
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Outgoing Hong Kong lawmaker Doreen Kong has said a statutory commission of inquiry would be “more suitable” for investigating the fatal Tai Po fire than a review committee that lacks legal power.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Outgoing Hong Kong lawmaker Doreen Kong has said a statutory commission of inquiry would be “more suitable” for investigating the fatal Tai Po fire than a review committee that lacks legal power.
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A “democracy wall” at Hong Kong Baptist University with a message urging the government to respond to public concerns over the fatal Tai Po blaze has been surrounded by plastic hoarding and hidden from view.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A “democracy wall” at Hong Kong Baptist University with a message urging the government to respond to public concerns over the fatal Tai Po blaze has been surrounded by plastic hoarding and hidden from view.
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1/ All you need to know on the Wang Fuk Court #TaiPo fire as of Wednesday night:
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December 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
1/ All you need to know on the Wang Fuk Court #TaiPo fire as of Wednesday night:
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HISTORY: How over a century fire-related tragedies sped up the creation of an affordable public housing system under the British colonial government, changed the course of Hong Kong’s property history, and led to reforms in building and fire regulations. hongkongfp.com/2025/11/30/e...
November 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
HISTORY: How over a century fire-related tragedies sped up the creation of an affordable public housing system under the British colonial government, changed the course of Hong Kong’s property history, and led to reforms in building and fire regulations. hongkongfp.com/2025/11/30/e...
#TaiPo fire: Took 4 days to arrive here:
Man arrested for sedition. HKFP understands is the student who made "4 demands" of the authorities: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/30/h...
Beijing warns "anti-China disrupted" they'll face the "full force" of the security law: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/29/b...
Man arrested for sedition. HKFP understands is the student who made "4 demands" of the authorities: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/30/h...
Beijing warns "anti-China disrupted" they'll face the "full force" of the security law: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/29/b...
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
#TaiPo fire: Took 4 days to arrive here:
Man arrested for sedition. HKFP understands is the student who made "4 demands" of the authorities: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/30/h...
Beijing warns "anti-China disrupted" they'll face the "full force" of the security law: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/29/b...
Man arrested for sedition. HKFP understands is the student who made "4 demands" of the authorities: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/30/h...
Beijing warns "anti-China disrupted" they'll face the "full force" of the security law: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/29/b...
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Hongkongers are paying tribute to victims of the deadly Tai Po fire, which has claimed at least 128 lives, as an official three-day mourning period began on Saturday. In full: buff.ly/SQaWH2L
In Pictures: Hongkongers mourn victims of deadly Tai Po fire as flags at half mast across city | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hongkongers are paying tribute to victims of the deadly Tai Po fire, which has claimed at least 128 lives, as an official three-day mourning period began on Saturday. Around 200 people are still listed...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Hongkongers are paying tribute to victims of the deadly Tai Po fire, which has claimed at least 128 lives, as an official three-day mourning period began on Saturday. In full: buff.ly/SQaWH2L
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As Hongkongers mourn the dead in Tai Po, authorities face a test of governance with next weekend's election potentially postponed. In full: buff.ly/chdyyfq
Deadly fire a test of governance, as netizens rally against foreign media
As Hongkongers mourn the dead in Tai Po, authorities face a test of governance with next weekend's election potentially postponed.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
As Hongkongers mourn the dead in Tai Po, authorities face a test of governance with next weekend's election potentially postponed. In full: buff.ly/chdyyfq
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HK migrant labour NGOs are working around the clock to locate domestic workers still missing after the fatal Tai Po fire and to support survivors, as more migrant workers have been confirmed dead in the tragedy. In full: buff.ly/Wnzezuh
Migrant groups mobilise support as 7 Indonesians confirmed dead in HK fire
HK migrant labour NGOs are working around the clock to locate domestic workers still missing after the fatal Tai Po fire and to support survivors, as more migrant workers have been confirmed dead in the...
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November 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
HK migrant labour NGOs are working around the clock to locate domestic workers still missing after the fatal Tai Po fire and to support survivors, as more migrant workers have been confirmed dead in the tragedy. In full: buff.ly/Wnzezuh
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China has launched a campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings, state media reported Saturday, after at least 128 people were killed in one of HK's deadliest blazes. In full: buff.ly/HxHDEk2
HK blaze: China launches campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings
China has launched a campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings, state media reported Saturday, after at least 128 people were killed in one of HK's deadliest blazes.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
China has launched a campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings, state media reported Saturday, after at least 128 people were killed in one of HK's deadliest blazes. In full: buff.ly/HxHDEk2
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A dog has been reunited with its owners, who had been anxiously waiting outside Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po after it went missing for two days during the massive fire that broke out on Wednesday.
Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
A dog has been reunited with its owners, who had been anxiously waiting outside Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po after it went missing for two days during the massive fire that broke out on Wednesday.
Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
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"I wanted to take everything, but I could take nothing... Instead, I stood quietly, looking around the wreckage, as if saying a final farewell to this home," Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court resident Lim ALim, who escaped the deadly blaze, wrote. In full: buff.ly/RSWd85s
HK fire: Wang Fuk Court resident recalls dramatic escape from burning tower
"I wanted to take everything, but I could take nothing... Instead, I stood quietly, looking around the wreckage, as if saying a final farewell to this home," Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court resident Lim ALim,...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"I wanted to take everything, but I could take nothing... Instead, I stood quietly, looking around the wreckage, as if saying a final farewell to this home," Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court resident Lim ALim, who escaped the deadly blaze, wrote. In full: buff.ly/RSWd85s
A must-read account of a Wang Fuk Court resident who escaped the deadly blaze: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/28/i...
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
A must-read account of a Wang Fuk Court resident who escaped the deadly blaze: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/28/i...
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HKFP rounds up messages from government bodies, foreign state leaders and concern groups, as firefighters continue their operations at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court. In full: buff.ly/CzS8TbM
Hong Kong fire: Countries, officials, Grenfell victims express condolences
HKFP rounds up messages from government bodies, foreign state leaders and concern groups, as firefighters continue their operations at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:15 AM
HKFP rounds up messages from government bodies, foreign state leaders and concern groups, as firefighters continue their operations at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court. In full: buff.ly/CzS8TbM
Independent, trusted, on-the-ground coverage of the tragic blaze at Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po: buff.ly/6HVaFLa
November 28, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Independent, trusted, on-the-ground coverage of the tragic blaze at Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po: buff.ly/6HVaFLa
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A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the #TaiPo fire tragedy.
A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the #TaiPo fire tragedy.
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the #TaiPo fire tragedy.
A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the #TaiPo fire tragedy.