Daily News 2025-11-30

29th November 2025 – (Hong Kong) The No. 5 alarm blaze at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po has left at least 128 people dead and 79 injured. On Friday (28th November), Cissy Wang, wife of actor Donnie Yen, drew widespread attention after posting on Instagram that the disaster was “not caused by bamboo scaffolding” […]
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Source: DIM SUM DAILY

Published on: 2025-11-29 14:48 UTC

Alleged Wang Fuk Court Fire Concern Group founder taken by police as petition shuts down

29th November 2025 – (Hong Kong) Following the fatal five‑alarm blaze at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on 26th November, an online group styling itself the “Wang Fuk Court Fire Concern Group” published “four key demands” and launched a petition. Sources say one of the purported organisers was taken away by police today. The […]
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Source: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

Published on: 2025-11-29 15:41 UTC

Man arrested for alleged sedition in Hong Kong amid warning over fire rumours

Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a man on suspicion of trying to incite sedition in relation to the deadly blaze in Tai Po, the Post has learned.
The move on Saturday came as the central government’s national security authorities in Hong Kong warned against “anti-China and ill-intentioned individuals” exploiting the tragedy in an attempt to disrupt the city.
A source earlier said a man, identified as “Miles”, had been taken to a police station for questioning. It remains…

Source: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

Published on: 2025-11-29 16:59 UTC

Hong Kong begins 3 days of mourning as more arrests made over deadly blaze

Hong Kong began a three-day official mourning period on Saturday for victims of the city’s deadliest blaze in decades as residents queued at the site of the tragedy and various halls to pay their respects, penning tributes and laying flowers.
For the first time since the fire broke out on Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, the death toll remained at 128 on Saturday. No further human remains were recovered, while about 150 people remained “unreachable”, according to police.
Graft-busters…

Source: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

Published on: 2025-11-29 17:30 UTC

Hong Kong fire disaster brings victim ID unit’s grim task back into focus

More than 600 officers from the Hong Kong Police Force’s Disaster Victim Identification Unit (DVIU) searched two fire-ravaged blocks of the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po without finding any more bodies on Saturday.
The death toll from the blaze remains at 128, but 150 people are still unaccounted for.
Dressed in white full-body protective gear, the DVIU officers went through Wang Yan House and Wang Tao House and collected evidence to confirm the identities of victims. No bodies…

Source: DIM SUM DAILY

Published on: 2025-11-29 23:30 UTC

Philippine Consulate General confirms Filipino domestic helpers among victims of Wang Fuk Court fire

30th November 2025 – (Hong Kong) The No.5 – alarm inferno at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on Wednesday, 26th November, has claimed 128 lives. After two Indonesian domestic workers were earlier confirmed among the dead, the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong announced on Friday (29th November) that a Filipino domestic helper also […]
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Source: DIM SUM DAILY

Published on: 2025-11-29 23:44 UTC

Disaster victim identification teams sweep Wang Fuk Court, two blocks cleared with no remains found

30th November 2025 – (Hong Kong) The deadly blaze at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po has left at least 128 people dead and 83 injured, with a further 150 individuals still uncontactable. Disaster Victim Identification Unit (DVIU) personnel have entered the estate to search for victims. Police said sweeps of Wang Tao House and […]
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Source: DIM SUM DAILY

Published on: 2025-11-29 23:51 UTC

Caracas condemns U.S. ‘airspace closure’ warning as illegal threat to sovereignty

30th November 2025 – (Caracas) Venezuela on Saturday condemned a U.S. warning regarding its airspace, describing it as an “extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression” aimed at undermining the country’s sovereignty. In a formal statement, the government in Caracas rejected what it called Washington’s attempt to exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction over Venezuela, arguing that the move endangers […]
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Source: DIM SUM DAILY

Published on: 2025-11-30 00:02 UTC

Young man pulled from sea off Tsim Sha Tsui’s Avenue of Stars and taken to hospital

30th November 2025 – (Hong Kong) A man believed to be about 20 years old fell into the sea off the Avenue of Stars, opposite Tsim Sha Tsui Centre, at around 10pm on Friday (29th November). Firefighters responded to the alert, entered the water and brought him to safety. He was conscious when transported to […]
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