Alice Woodhouse
@alicemuwu.bsky.social
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“A review of hundreds of tender documents, meeting minutes, emails, newsletters and videos spanning 9 years shows that regulators failed to act decisively on repeated warnings about potential corruption in the renovation project”
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/w...
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December 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
“A review of hundreds of tender documents, meeting minutes, emails, newsletters and videos spanning 9 years shows that regulators failed to act decisively on repeated warnings about potential corruption in the renovation project”
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118 work-related deaths in 2025 in Hong Kong, up 55% from a year earlier
• 54 collapsed at work (more than a third of them age 60+)
• 64 unrelated to workers collapsing: most ever
• 50 construction workers, 16 domestic workers
• 16 died in the Tai Po fire
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• 54 collapsed at work (more than a third of them age 60+)
• 64 unrelated to workers collapsing: most ever
• 50 construction workers, 16 domestic workers
• 16 died in the Tai Po fire
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
Work-related deaths in 2025 up 55pc: concern group - RTHK
The Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims said on Tuesday it recorded 118 work-related deaths so far...
news.rthk.hk
December 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
118 work-related deaths in 2025 in Hong Kong, up 55% from a year earlier
• 54 collapsed at work (more than a third of them age 60+)
• 64 unrelated to workers collapsing: most ever
• 50 construction workers, 16 domestic workers
• 16 died in the Tai Po fire
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
• 54 collapsed at work (more than a third of them age 60+)
• 64 unrelated to workers collapsing: most ever
• 50 construction workers, 16 domestic workers
• 16 died in the Tai Po fire
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
I know the complexity is the point but when the Home Office can barely deal with the system that's in place, it'll take everyone 20 years to get settled status anyway.
Here's the link to the consultation: ukhomeoffice.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Here's the link to the consultation: ukhomeoffice.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
December 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I know the complexity is the point but when the Home Office can barely deal with the system that's in place, it'll take everyone 20 years to get settled status anyway.
Here's the link to the consultation: ukhomeoffice.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Here's the link to the consultation: ukhomeoffice.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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From @jamespomfret.bsky.social, the backstory behind Mr Wong in the photo that went viral
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The photo that became a symbol for Hong Kong's deadly fire
Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades shattered Wong’s life: a walk to school became a desperate search as his wife vanished in the deadly blaze.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:47 AM
From @jamespomfret.bsky.social, the backstory behind Mr Wong in the photo that went viral
www.reuters.com/investigates...
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Some things need to be assessed over time.
Hong Kong responds to disaster differently from Beijing – but the gulf is narrowing
Hong Kong responds to disaster differently from Beijing – but the gulf is narrowing
Independent inquiry into fire and media questions to leader would not happen in mainland China, but crackdown on dissent has begun
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December 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Some things need to be assessed over time.
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I’ve co-written a long story on the legendary female divorce lawyers of their generation, women who remade the law. The comments are… heated on.ft.com/3Mc7Lnp
Meet the women who made London the divorce capital of the world
From reluctant recruits in a male-dominated profession to stars who have defined their field
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December 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I’ve co-written a long story on the legendary female divorce lawyers of their generation, women who remade the law. The comments are… heated on.ft.com/3Mc7Lnp
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Hong Kong national security police have reportedly arrested an ex-district councillor and a volunteer handling out supplies for victims of the deadly Tai Po fire for sedition. In full: buff.ly/TMzmpp1
Tai Po fire: Ex-local councillor and volunteer arrested for allegedly inciting hatred of gov't - reports | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong national security police have reportedly arrested an ex-district councillor and a volunteer handling out supplies for victims of the deadly Tai Po fire for sedition. Both are alleged to have...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Hong Kong national security police have reportedly arrested an ex-district councillor and a volunteer handling out supplies for victims of the deadly Tai Po fire for sedition. In full: buff.ly/TMzmpp1
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As to be expected from the multi-award winning infographics team at the SCMP - an excellent multimedia report on how the Hong Kong tower complex fire spread catastrophically multimedia.scmp.com/infographics...
November 30, 2025 at 3:48 AM
As to be expected from the multi-award winning infographics team at the SCMP - an excellent multimedia report on how the Hong Kong tower complex fire spread catastrophically multimedia.scmp.com/infographics...
There are two young girls (and their parents) on Caine Road collecting for Tai Po. They have cupcakes and a sign.
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
There are two young girls (and their parents) on Caine Road collecting for Tai Po. They have cupcakes and a sign.
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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
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“Metal is more fire-resistant than bamboo. But if the metal scaffold catches fire it will get hot. When it reaches a certain temperature, it becomes more prone to collapse. Regardless, if there's good management and rules are being followed, it is relatively safe to use either one."
Metal scaffolds 'more fire-proof but carry own risks' - RTHK
Construction-industry representatives warned that the use of metal scaffolding comes with its own risks despite being mo...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:15 AM
“Metal is more fire-resistant than bamboo. But if the metal scaffold catches fire it will get hot. When it reaches a certain temperature, it becomes more prone to collapse. Regardless, if there's good management and rules are being followed, it is relatively safe to use either one."
A familiar feeling of being equally sad about what’s happening in HK and proud of HKers
Hongkongers really do community so well.
Hongkongers built their own SOS map as seven towers burned
When a fatal fire tore through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, thousands of families were glued to a single webpage that offered updates far more quickly than official governmen...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A familiar feeling of being equally sad about what’s happening in HK and proud of HKers
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"Flame-retardant nets – taking nets of the size seen in the fire as an example, 18×2 metres – costs about HK$75 to $90 per piece.
The same size but without the fireproof performance will cost $40 to $50 per piece, so it provides an incentive for some to take risks."
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The same size but without the fireproof performance will cost $40 to $50 per piece, so it provides an incentive for some to take risks."
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Experts urge laws to mandate fire-proof materials' use - RTHK
Hong Kong construction industry leaders called on Thursday for authorities to draw up legislation to make the use of fir...
news.rthk.hk
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
"Flame-retardant nets – taking nets of the size seen in the fire as an example, 18×2 metres – costs about HK$75 to $90 per piece.
The same size but without the fireproof performance will cost $40 to $50 per piece, so it provides an incentive for some to take risks."
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
The same size but without the fireproof performance will cost $40 to $50 per piece, so it provides an incentive for some to take risks."
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
Having visited Marlow a few times, more concrete would improve the place
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Having visited Marlow a few times, more concrete would improve the place
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Good morning, while everyone is waiting for the budget to be announced it’s a good time to say that immigration is a source of prosperity for the UK and painting Britain as a hostile state is sabotaging the country. Thanks!
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Good morning, while everyone is waiting for the budget to be announced it’s a good time to say that immigration is a source of prosperity for the UK and painting Britain as a hostile state is sabotaging the country. Thanks!
A friend who's an anthropologist conducted her fieldwork in Guizhou. Her book, The Invention of Tradition in China, includes a section on how the Dong village she lived in conducts burials.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Protests erupt in China’s Guizhou province over cremation mandate
Villagers demonstrate against drive for alternative funeral practices instead of burial to preserve land resources
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November 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
A friend who's an anthropologist conducted her fieldwork in Guizhou. Her book, The Invention of Tradition in China, includes a section on how the Dong village she lived in conducts burials.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
It was so incredibly frustrating to watch the UK act so slowly in early 2020. This was amplified by the fact we’d been writing about the virus from Asia for a UK newspaper for weeks and nothing seemed to be being done.
‘Chaotic and indecisive’: key findings of report on UK’s Covid response under Tories
‘Chaotic and indecisive’: key findings of report on UK’s Covid response under Tories
Second pandemic report focuses on decision-making, organisation and messaging by senior politicians including Boris Johnson
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It was so incredibly frustrating to watch the UK act so slowly in early 2020. This was amplified by the fact we’d been writing about the virus from Asia for a UK newspaper for weeks and nothing seemed to be being done.
I last lived in the UK in 2013. Since then, the salaries haven’t moved, prices have gone up and the roads have craters. At least there’s been innovation in Soreen flavours
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I last lived in the UK in 2013. Since then, the salaries haven’t moved, prices have gone up and the roads have craters. At least there’s been innovation in Soreen flavours
I don’t think I’ve been on a BYD bus in HK but I went on a lot of them in London as the new Superloop route near my sister uses them. They have a sunroof (well, two)
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I don’t think I’ve been on a BYD bus in HK but I went on a lot of them in London as the new Superloop route near my sister uses them. They have a sunroof (well, two)
Instead of asking immigrants to justify their existence through newspaper interviews, I reckon we should remind boomers that they won’t keep their free bus passes without young workers (including many immigrants) paying taxes.
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: the people who could face deportation under Reform
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: the people who could face deportation under Reform
As party’s rise fuels fears over future visa rules, people share how the lives they have built are in jeopardy
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November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Instead of asking immigrants to justify their existence through newspaper interviews, I reckon we should remind boomers that they won’t keep their free bus passes without young workers (including many immigrants) paying taxes.
I was last in the UK 18 months ago and in the 48 hours I’ve been here, I’ve realised restaurant mains are now £20 (Brighton, Lewes) and coffee is Hong Kong prices.
So much for having a cheap visit home.
So much for having a cheap visit home.
November 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I was last in the UK 18 months ago and in the 48 hours I’ve been here, I’ve realised restaurant mains are now £20 (Brighton, Lewes) and coffee is Hong Kong prices.
So much for having a cheap visit home.
So much for having a cheap visit home.
Sitting in my dad’s house in Brighton I thought for a moment that the upstairs neighbours were being very loud. The upstairs neighbours are seagulls on the roof
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Sitting in my dad’s house in Brighton I thought for a moment that the upstairs neighbours were being very loud. The upstairs neighbours are seagulls on the roof
Extending the period needed to gain indefinite leave to remain to 10 years is unfair, is longer than other countries like Germany (not competitive when attracting workers), and the timing is particularly cruel for this huge group of people.
You may have heard about UK ministers' plan to double to 10 years the time needed to reached settled status in the UK. But did you realise that it threatened access to pensions for the 180,000 people who came from Hong Kong on the UK government's visa scheme? My dispatch: www.ft.com/content/8b91...
UK Hongkongers rue the rockiness of their ‘lifeboat’ after threatened visa changes
People who fled Chinese territory are angry after London looks at doubling length of time required to gain citizenship
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October 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Extending the period needed to gain indefinite leave to remain to 10 years is unfair, is longer than other countries like Germany (not competitive when attracting workers), and the timing is particularly cruel for this huge group of people.
The extract from Virginia Giuffre’s book published in the Guardian is hard reading. It’s a shame the newspaper fails to use her name in the first paragraphs of this story: Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’
In statement released by Buckingham Palace, Andrew says he will give up titles and honours
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October 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The extract from Virginia Giuffre’s book published in the Guardian is hard reading. It’s a shame the newspaper fails to use her name in the first paragraphs of this story: Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
My dad became a Green Party member about 15 years ago after decades of not sharing which party gets his vote. I've told him he's a Green Party hipster. And maybe now he won't be one of the few with a car.
As if they keep writing all these headlines - and our membership numbers and polling just keeps shooting up. 🚀
Now at 110,000. Over 55% increase in just one month!
Lower bills. Fund NHS. Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Now at 110,000. Over 55% increase in just one month!
Lower bills. Fund NHS. Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
My dad became a Green Party member about 15 years ago after decades of not sharing which party gets his vote. I've told him he's a Green Party hipster. And maybe now he won't be one of the few with a car.