Student arrested under security law
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Hong Kong authorities arrested a university student under the national security law after the Wang Fuk fire that left 146 dead, which critics said aimed to silence calls for accountability.
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Hong Kong authorities say at least 146 people have died killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex Wednesday. n.pr/3M7OQKw
Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fire rises to 146, with dozens still missing
Hong Kong authorities say at least 146 people have died killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex Wednesday.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Hong Kong authorities say at least 146 people have died killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex Wednesday. n.pr/3M7OQKw
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I grew up about 4 km from the fire in Hong Kong. I have no words for what happened, but I’m proud of Hongkongers for helping each other: building a real-time rescue map, donating essentials, and housing those suddenly homeless.
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 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I grew up about 4 km from the fire in Hong Kong. I have no words for what happened, but I’m proud of Hongkongers for helping each other: building a real-time rescue map, donating essentials, and housing those suddenly homeless.
Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/w...
Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire
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November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/w...
Dangerous but common greed is why we pay for government — to protect ourselves from practices we know are harmful. But China’s government is trying to use this tragedy to stamp out a recognisable, safe and sustainable indicator that #hongkong holds of their shared history. The bamboo didn’t burn.
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Dangerous but common greed is why we pay for government — to protect ourselves from practices we know are harmful. But China’s government is trying to use this tragedy to stamp out a recognisable, safe and sustainable indicator that #hongkong holds of their shared history. The bamboo didn’t burn.
So sad
‘There Was No Alarm’:
Hong Kong Inferno Spread Across Towers in Silence www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
‘There Was No Alarm’:
Hong Kong Inferno Spread Across Towers in Silence www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
‘There Was No Alarm’: Hong Kong Inferno Spread Across Towers in Silence
Shrouded buildings and broken alarms left many apartment dwellers unaware of the unfolding disaster.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
So sad
‘There Was No Alarm’:
Hong Kong Inferno Spread Across Towers in Silence www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
‘There Was No Alarm’:
Hong Kong Inferno Spread Across Towers in Silence www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
One of the reasons I wanted to go to #hongKong so accepted the opportunity is because I’d read there’d been no wahabist-style purge of china’s long history there. I’d expected it to be more like Italy, with many historic alters, and maybe it would have been if I’d managed to go hiking. 1/2
Dangerous but common greed is why we pay for government — to protect ourselves from practices we know are harmful. But China’s government is trying to use this tragedy to stamp out a recognisable, safe and sustainable indicator that #hongkong holds of their shared history. The bamboo didn’t burn.
November 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
One of the reasons I wanted to go to #hongKong so accepted the opportunity is because I’d read there’d been no wahabist-style purge of china’s long history there. I’d expected it to be more like Italy, with many historic alters, and maybe it would have been if I’d managed to go hiking. 1/2
Pointing this up (and the important 2nd post)--Living in England, I was really struck by the lack of accountability. In the US rn accountability is fully broken for the wealthy, yes, but the mechanisms are there if we start enforcing them again--it's not clear to me that they even exist in the UK.
November 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Pointing this up (and the important 2nd post)--Living in England, I was really struck by the lack of accountability. In the US rn accountability is fully broken for the wealthy, yes, but the mechanisms are there if we start enforcing them again--it's not clear to me that they even exist in the UK.
Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire
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November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong Fire www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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Multiple local new sources in Hong Kong are reporting that the police have begun arresting activists calling for independent inquiries and accountability for the Tai Po fire 😡
November 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Multiple local new sources in Hong Kong are reporting that the police have begun arresting activists calling for independent inquiries and accountability for the Tai Po fire 😡