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Politics● Low54m ago · Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM

Hong Kong must show real remorse for the Tai Po fire tragedy

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia

When Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and seven principal officials bowed deeply before the cameras on October 29, Hong Kong witnessed something rare: a collective government apology. It came 11 months after the Wang Fuk Court fire claimed 168 lives and uprooted 1,984 households. A minister has resigned. Many reforms have been promised. Yet public reaction remains divided. That division reveals what people expect an apology to achieve, and how differently they understand political...

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