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Update on major works to decaying railway tunnel

Investigations into a damaged railway tunnel in Box are expected to begin next year as residents express sadness at a missing ...

1-year-old among 159 killed in Hong Kong apartment fires

HONG KONG -- The death toll of Hong Kong’s high-rise apartment blaze rose to 159 on Wednesday, as authorities arrested six people on suspicion of deactivating some fire alarms during maintenance work ...

Hong Kong Fire Draws Fury Over Ignored Warnings

For many, it was already too late. Within hours, seven of the eight towers in Wang Fuk Court were ablaze. The inferno raged ...
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Critics say Hong Kong fire was due to negligence, not scaffolding

What we need includes an independent investigation into the malpractice surrounding repair project bidding, the failure of ...

Hong Kong fire probe reveals unsafe netting as public mourns and government stifles dissent

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 has ...

Hong Kong Contractors Used Unsafe Netting at Fire Site, Officials Say

Investigators say contractors wrapped the buildings in substandard scaffolding netting and then sought to hide it from ...

Hong Kong authorities say netting on buildings that caught fire did not meet code

HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 146 has ...