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You might ask why the Sec. for Security is talking about a civilian fire, but that's so any criticism of the horse hockey he's shoveling can be branded a threat to national security. I'm sincerely surprised they haven't just blamed Jimmy Lai. PKHGCDLLMCH.

"Well Mr. President, I've not declared bankruptcy six times, so please tell me who is the stupid person in the room?" This is how the media should be fighting back against this absurd abuse.

The government "care" teams want the credit. Also, they don't want the spirit -- and community muscle memory -- of 2019 re-emerging.

ReNews: Tai Po Wang Fuk Estate Fire fatalities now at 128 confirmed dead, around 200 remain missing. Of the dead, 89 are unidentified. 16 bodies remain inside the buildings awaiting recovery. Authorities believe more bodies will be recovered in the coming days.

The #ICC cannot be bribed, influenced nor intimidated. The #Duterte clan are desperate in getting their patriarch out of ICC hands because they know he cannot escape justice while in their custody. #Philippines www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/i...

In case you thought you were safe bc you aren't one of his currently identified enemies to kidnap and deport, take a look at this line: "and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country..." No one is safe when a bully is in charge.

I don’t know how much it must be said and why so-called international media seems to be so bad at it even now, but talk to Hongkongers about what is happening Hong Kong, not “experts” thousands of miles away

This won’t last long, and GovHK is gonna crack down on the very young doing it

i-Cable News is reporting this too.

Damn the CCP is desperate to place themselves and Pikachu Lee as the heroes of the Tai Po Fire news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp... No recognition for HKers mutual aid efforts

ReNews Hong Kong posted this on Instagram about the Tai Po fire and how the blame game is going. Worth a read. 1/ www.instagram.com/p/DRmxp5kj_u...

Construction sites all over the city are hastily removing the safety nets. Just shows you how rampant this corrupt behaviour has been - and how little oversight there is.

Consulate General of Indonesia in Hong Kong: • 2 confirmed deaths, 1 unverified death, 2 injuries, 11 missing Consulate General of the Philippines in Hong Kong: • 1 unverified death, 1 injury, 1 missing, with 32 being located www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...

I have also spoken to a journalist that lives in the neighborhood and he has confirmed that the government "care teams" have started taking over relief centers, kicking out volunteers and taking over supplies donated by the general public.

There are some people from nearby housing estates unaffected by the fire have taken advantage of the Tai Po fire tragedy and arrived to get free meals and supplies. This behavior is deplorable makes me rather upset.

Gotta ask

The last time People in Hong Kong pointed out the local government problems they got slapped with jail time

The KMT, the party of Chinese immigrants. Says a lot.

We have eyes. The netting burned like paper How did the govt even determine the netting is up to spec? Did they test it in a lab? Or just go with the mainland certification from the contractor/supplier? We literally just had a bottled water scandal that had to do with forged docs

Grandparents care for the young until they go to school. When the senior members can no longer sustain this role, a maid—Filipino or Indonesian—is often hired to live in the home. The time of the outbreak of the fire, means that most of those trapped in the units were grandparents and toddlers.

That time of the year for Angelenos. Wonder if people got stuck at airports after that shutdown fiasco…

WeChat is now a frontline policing tool in China. Here’s what my research found – Ausma Bernot: ‘It’s a kind a digital toolkit allowing police to collect intelligence, accept crime reports, verify identities and access citizen data through a private platform that is deeply embedded in everyday life’

Classic must-watch!

Look at these men. They are ashamed of themselves as they should be. They are standing here while the president calls their professional colleague a “stupid person.” I don’t care if you think you’ll lose access. You need to speak up. Decent Americans are tired of this and disgusted with all of you.

He better back that up with proof, because he ain’t no expert. Why does he even have something to say about this? Is it a national security threat?

The man is a hero. He not only survived the deadly blaze but he helped two other residents do so. And what a way to end his account: "Though times are tough, our spirit is tougher. Let’s heal and rebuild together."😭

A handful of large construction fires in the last 2 yrs (which happened very rarely before) and the recent bottled water scandal, curiously all happened after opposition parties were decimated and entirely driven out of Legco and District Council. An opposition party questioned the project before

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阿塗’s cartoon today… Disaster Response Team 1- China experts all say HK bamboo scaffolding technique is primitive! 2- Change to using metal scaffolding? 3- Pikachu: Wah! Must introduce foreign engineering experts! Lots of business opportunities! 4- Pikachu: Ah, but best to introduce them from where?

Given that #HongKong's ICAC did nothing to investigate the multiple accusations of police corruption during the city's 2019 upheaval (I can list a some if needed) do people there still trust this institution? Such a fall from grace for a body which started with such international fanfare. #China

Reflexively blaming bamboo with no evidence and no effort to address regulatory failures is journalist malpractice but it doesn’t stop there. Portraying living in a high-rises as a poor-people-thing, not a choice people gladly make, is the most condescending West-brained thing I’ve read in a while.

Residents have also called in to radio shows claiming the firm alarm never went off,.sprinkles didn't work and fire hoses had no water 3 ppl arrested last night are said to be the engineers who approved the use of the foam as sealing material

Japanese journalists have been barred from entering a Chinese trade airshow as geopolitical tensions between the two nations persist – Bloomberg: ‘A representative for Messe Frankfurt, which helped organize the event with the Zhuhai local government, confirmed some accreditations had been revoked.’

Perhaps you might not realize that Beijing and now GovHK wants to end the use of bamboo because Chinese state-owned construction companies can't get a sniff into the Hong Kong market as they have no expertise. Yes steel is inherently safer, but bamboo is very safe when built by those with expertise

From 2020: Comey doesn't want Trump to be investigated because doesn't want his own activity to be investigated. Comey spent his tenure at the FBI protecting a mafia syndicate linked to the Kremlin -- a mafia syndicate two other former FBI heads went on to serve. -- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)

I was in Hong Kong very briefly a few weeks ago and spent an afternoon in Tai Po. It's a great place. Like any Hong Kong urban centre, it has its share of high rises. But also green spaces, two rivers running through it, a great market and a harbour. RIP and justice for the victims. 大埔是個好地方

Nope, not because of the bamboo

"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...

Pro-democracy parties existed to be thorns in the government’s side — true enough. But the official story, that they “politicised” everything while the establishment camp championed livelihood issues, does not match the reality. See below for an example of how they also pushed back on local issues.

'The issue here is not just that Deng illegally holds office. The Hualien County government then subverted Taiwan’s national policies on who can hold office to install a PRC citizen in its own local government.' www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

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Or they should have done that starting last night, just because it’s their job

25 hours later

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This 2024 post from the DAB’s Peggy Wong is quickly becoming infamous. In it, the pro-Beijing district councillor dismisses fire safety concerns about the Wang Fuk work as malicious rumours misleading the public, and accuses the Democratic Party of “provocatively live-streaming “ from the scene.