John Lee, the city’s chief executive, said the city’s housing secretary would step down, but he vehemently defended the government.
Category: Hong Kong Apartment Complex Fire (Nov 2025)
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Hong Kong Leader Apologizes for Deadly Apartment Building Fire
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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 inspectors. The toll from the fire rose to 151.
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Deadly Hong Kong Fire Is a Test of Beijing’s Rule in the City
After Beijing reshaped the political order in Hong Kong in its image, the fire has become a test of how well that new system can govern in a crisis.