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Tai Po fire: public accountability needed to honour those who died

Tai Po fire: public accountability needed to honour those who died
South China Morning Post Monday 19 October 2026, 01:30 UTC By Alice Wu 1 min read
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While celebrating the Chung Yeung Festival, we are reminded of the harvest, family reunions and the need to pay our respects to those who have departed. Spooky season is upon us, too, and Halloween is about more than just trick-or-treating. It also reminds us of the autumn harvests and those who have recently passed.

While celebrating the Chung Yeung Festival, we are reminded of the harvest, family reunions and the need to pay our respects to those who have departed. Spooky season is upon us, too, and Halloween is about more than just trick-or-treating. It also reminds us of the autumn harvests and those who have recently passed. The victims of the Tai Po fire – the city’s worst disaster in recent memory – are very much on our minds. The 168 lives lost and the homes ravaged as buildings burned for more than...
Tai Po (PERSON) the Chung Yeung Festival (EVENT)
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