Authorities have scrambled to contain public anger over the blaze, in which poor oversight and shoddy materials used in a renovation have been cited as factors.

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

Official efforts to control the public response include a threat to arrest those who direct their anger at the government.

Hong Kong’s worst residential fire in more than half a century is triggering worries that a swathe of the high-rise housing common in China’s cities could be susceptible to similar safety risks.

Hong Kong stocks extended their losing run for a fourth day on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street’s overnight pullback, as traders priced in an interest-rate cut but grew uneasy about the pace of reductions expected next year.

Prosecutors announced guilty pleas from a Houston-area tech firm and its owner. They tried to export more than $160 million in advanced computer chips to China.

Citizens of Hong Kong still aren’t enthused about the “patriots only” system of pseudo-democracy, as just 31.9% of the city’s 4.1 million registered voters showed up at the polls in Sunday’s legislative election.

Retail investors oversubscribe crypto exchange operator's offering despite Beijing's tough stance on virtual assets Crypto exchange operator HashKey Holdings has launched its share sale in Hong Kong,