The team works to safely and efficiently dismantle a full rooftop scaffold built around a 4,000-panel solar installation, ...

Hong Kong residents and experts are pushing back against claims that bamboo scaffolding was a key reason for the city's ...

HONG KONG -- The HKSAR government has introduced rules requiring certification and test reports that prove the fire-retardant ...

Years after it was replaced in mainland China, bamboo scaffolding is still a common sight in the Chinese territory, but may be phased out after the devastating Wang Fuk Court blaze.

Hong Kong ordered all buildings undergoing major repair work to immediately remove exterior scaffolding nets, as authorities ...

Flowers pile up near the site of a devastating fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po District.

This chart shows the number of (semi-)skilled registered workers for bamboo/metal scaffolding in Hong Kong as of June 2025.

The Hong Kong residential towers engulfed by smoke and flames on Wednesday were surrounded by an ancient construction material familiar to anyone who’s spent time in the one of the world’s most ...

As the death toll in the Hong Kong apartment complex fire tops 150, Chinese authorities seek to stifle criticism amid new ...

Bamboo scaffolding is still a common sight in the Chinese territory, but may be phased out after the devastating Wang Fuk Court blaze.

Homeowners at the complex destroyed in one of Hong Kong's deadliest fires were incorrectly told the contractor that ...

Hong Kong authorities rushed on Thursday to remove mesh netting on all buildings undergoing renovation across the city after ...