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27/11/2025
In view of the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po that has caused multiple casualties, the Chief Executive convened another meeting today to co-ordinate all policy bureaus and departments, actively advancing the response efforts in four key areas: extinguishing the fire and rescuing trapped residents; treating the injured; providing post-incident support; and conducting a comprehensive investigation. Among the eight buildings in Wang Fuk Court, the fires in seven affected blocks are largely under control. The Fire Services Department (FSD) is continuing its full effort in completing the search and rescue and firefighting operations on the remaining floors. During the blaze, the department received 346 requests for assistance and handled 296 of them. The Primary Healthcare Commission co-ordinated professionals from the public and private medical sectors to set up medical stations at all temporary shelters. The medical stations provide medical assistance for residents in need from 8am to 8pm daily, assisting in managing non-emergency medical needs. As for post-incident support, the Chief Executive has instructed the Civil Service Bureau to activate the "Government-wide Mobilisation" mechanism to ensure sufficient manpower for all necessary follow-up actions. All government-organised celebratory events will be cancelled or postponed, and officials will reduce attendance at non-essential public activities so as to focus on relief and recovery efforts. The Government will arrange memorial activities, including flying flags at half-mast at government buildings, holding memorial services and setting up condolence books for the public. To meet the short to medium-term accommodation needs of affected residents, the Government has opened nine shelters, which are currently being used by over 500 residents. The Home & Youth Affairs Bureau has liaised with youth hostels and hotels, which will provide around 1,000 units for affected residents to stay in immediately for one to two weeks. Resources are being co-ordinated for transitional housing and dedicated rehousing units from the Housing Society, with an estimated 1,800 units to be made available later to meet the residents’ needs. In addition, the Social Welfare Department has mobilised social workers, clinical psychologists and support staff to provide "one social worker per household" assistance, including emotional support, financial assistance, and residential care and occasional child care services. The department will closely liaise with relevant departments to offer necessary assistance to those affected. The Education Bureau has immediately contacted the school heads associations in Tai Po and schools near Wang Fuk Court to co-ordinate class suspension arrangements for the affected schools. It has also deployed staff to give emotional support to students at the temporary shelters. Starting tonight, the Government will provide an emergency subsidy of $10,000 to each affected household as immediate relief. It has concurrently established the "Support Fund for Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po", allocating $300 million as start-up capital to assist residents and support all relevant work. The fund started to accept donations at 7pm. Its designated bank accounts at the Bank of China (Hong Kong) are: Hong Kong dollar donation account 012-875-2-190159-7 and foreign-currency donation account 012-875-2-190160-7. As for funeral arrangements for the deceased, if affected residents require cremation services or columbarium niches, the Food & Environmental Hygiene Department will make special arrangements and provide full support. Police have arrested two male directors and a male engineering consultant of a construction company, and seized for further inspection the materials at the scene that may not have met regulatory standards. Once the fire is extinguished and on-site safety is confirmed, Police will co-ordinate with the FSD to gather evidence and conduct a thorough investigation to ascertain the cause of the blaze. Separately, the Buildings Department (BD) and the Housing Bureau's Independent Checking Unit have issued a letter to all registered building professionals and registered contractors, requiring them to review relevant records or test certificates relating to fire retardant properties of the protective nets and the like used in scaffolds for ongoing projects. The letter recipients must submit a report to the BD within seven days, after which the department will conduct audit checks. At the same time, the Architectural Services Department (ArchSD) has required contractors of building projects under public works contracts to review and submit the aforesaid information within seven days. The ArchSD will also conduct audit checks. Additionally, the BD has launched a special operation to inspect all buildings that are undergoing external wall renovations with scaffolding and protective nets. It will proactively check the records or test certificates relating to fire retardant properties of the protective nets and the like used in scaffolds, and collect samples for testing. The registered contractor responsible for the maintenance works at Wang Fuk Court is currently involved in 11 other private residential building projects. The BD has inspected the relevant sites and will take appropriate follow-up action. The Development Bureau has discussed with the industry the roadmap for advancing the replacement of bamboo scaffolding with metal scaffolding. The bureau also requested the industry's co-operation with the inspection and audit checks. The BD will review the relevant requirements, guidelines and legislation regulating the erection of scaffolding, be they metal or bamboo, and associated protective nets, and will consider if there is a need for strengthening or enhancement. As at 8pm today, the No. 5 alarm fire in Tai Po has resulted in 65 deaths and 77 injuries, including one fireman among the deceased. To better co-ordinate follow-up action, the Government has established three working groups to take forward the relevant work: an inspection and regulatory working group led by the Chief Secretary, an emergency assistance and fundraising group led by the Deputy Chief Secretary and an emergency residential arrangement working group led by the Deputy Financial Secretary.
26/11/2025
At 10 p.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory : Air temperature : 19 degrees Celsius Relative Humidity : 56 per cent Please be reminded that:The Fire Danger Warning is Red and the fire risk is extreme. The air temperatures at other places were: Hong Kong Observatory19 degrees ; King's Park18 degrees ; Wong Chuk Hang16 degrees ; Ta Kwu Ling12 degrees ; Lau Fau Shan17 degrees ; Tai Po16 degrees ; Sha Tin15 degrees ; Tuen Mun17 degrees ; Tseung Kwan O15 degrees ; Sai Kung17 degrees ; Cheung Chau17 degrees ; Chek Lap Kok19 degrees ; Tsing Yi17 degrees ; Shek Kong14 degrees ; Tsuen Wan Ho Koon15 degrees ; Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley16 degrees ; Hong Kong Park18 degrees ; Shau Kei Wan18 degrees ; Kowloon City18 degrees ; Happy Valley18 degrees ; Wong Tai Sin17 degrees ; Stanley17 degrees ; Kwun Tong18 degrees ; Sham Shui Po17 degrees ; Kai Tak Runway Park20 degrees ; Yuen Long Park15 degrees . Here is the information on Severe Tropical Storm Koto at 8 p.m.: Location: 12.6 degrees north, 115.6 degrees east.
26/11/2025
下 午 10 時 天 文 台 錄 得: 氣 溫 : 19 度 相 對 濕 度 : 百 分 之 56 請注意:火災危險警告為紅色,表示火災危險性極高。 本 港 其 他 地 區 的 氣 溫 : 天 文 台 19 度 , 京 士 柏 18 度 , 黃 竹 坑 16 度 , 打 鼓 嶺 12 度 , 流 浮 山 17 度 , 大 埔 16 度 , 沙 田 15 度 , 屯 門 17 度 , 將 軍 澳 15 度 , 西 貢 17 度 , 長 洲 17 度 , 赤 鱲 角 19 度 , 青 衣 17 度 , 石 崗 14 度 , 荃 灣 可 觀 15 度 , 荃 灣 城 門 谷 16 度 , 香 港 公 園 18 度 , 筲 箕 灣 18 度 , 九 龍 城 18 度 , 跑 馬 地 18 度 , 黃 大 仙 17 度 , 赤 柱 17 度 , 觀 塘 18 度 , 深 水 埗 17 度 , 啟 德 跑 道 公 園 20 度 , 元 朗 公 園 15 度 。 以 下 是 有 關 強 烈 熱 帶 風 暴 天 琴 在 下 午 8 時 的 消 息 : 位 置 為 北 緯 12.6 度 , 東 經 115.6 度 附 近 。
26/11/2025
It may be no surprise, but the summit in the Amazon made little to no headway on adaptation and loss and damage. The consequences could be disastrous.
26/11/2025
At 7 p.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory : Air temperature : 20 degrees Celsius Relative Humidity : 57 per cent Please be reminded that:The Fire Danger Warning is Red and the fire risk is extreme. The air temperatures at other places were: Hong Kong Observatory20 degrees ; King's Park19 degrees ; Wong Chuk Hang18 degrees ; Ta Kwu Ling15 degrees ; Lau Fau Shan19 degrees ; Tai Po18 degrees ; Sha Tin18 degrees ; Tuen Mun19 degrees ; Tseung Kwan O17 degrees ; Sai Kung18 degrees ; Cheung Chau18 degrees ; Chek Lap Kok21 degrees ; Tsing Yi18 degrees ; Shek Kong17 degrees ; Tsuen Wan Ho Koon16 degrees ; Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley17 degrees ; Hong Kong Park19 degrees ; Shau Kei Wan18 degrees ; Kowloon City19 degrees ; Happy Valley19 degrees ; Wong Tai Sin19 degrees ; Stanley18 degrees ; Kwun Tong18 degrees ; Sham Shui Po19 degrees ; Kai Tak Runway Park20 degrees ; Yuen Long Park19 degrees . Here is the information on Severe Tropical Storm Koto at 4 p.m.: Location: 12.6 degrees north, 116.3 degrees east.
26/11/2025
下 午 7 時 天 文 台 錄 得: 氣 溫 : 20 度 相 對 濕 度 : 百 分 之 57 請注意:火災危險警告為紅色,表示火災危險性極高。 本 港 其 他 地 區 的 氣 溫 : 天 文 台 20 度 , 京 士 柏 19 度 , 黃 竹 坑 18 度 , 打 鼓 嶺 15 度 , 流 浮 山 19 度 , 大 埔 18 度 , 沙 田 18 度 , 屯 門 19 度 , 將 軍 澳 17 度 , 西 貢 18 度 , 長 洲 18 度 , 赤 鱲 角 21 度 , 青 衣 18 度 , 石 崗 17 度 , 荃 灣 可 觀 16 度 , 荃 灣 城 門 谷 17 度 , 香 港 公 園 19 度 , 筲 箕 灣 18 度 , 九 龍 城 19 度 , 跑 馬 地 19 度 , 黃 大 仙 19 度 , 赤 柱 18 度 , 觀 塘 18 度 , 深 水 埗 19 度 , 啟 德 跑 道 公 園 20 度 , 元 朗 公 園 19 度 。 以 下 是 有 關 強 烈 熱 帶 風 暴 天 琴 在 下 午 4 時 的 消 息 : 位 置 為 北 緯 12.6 度 , 東 經 116.3 度 附 近 。
26/11/2025
At 4 p.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory : Air temperature : 22 degrees Celsius Relative Humidity : 48 per cent During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park : 1 Intensity of UV radiation : low Please be reminded that:The Fire Danger Warning is Red and the fire risk is extreme. The air temperatures at other places were: Hong Kong Observatory22 degrees ; King's Park22 degrees ; Wong Chuk Hang23 degrees ; Ta Kwu Ling23 degrees ; Lau Fau Shan23 degrees ; Tai Po21 degrees ; Sha Tin22 degrees ; Tuen Mun23 degrees ; Tseung Kwan O20 degrees ; Sai Kung21 degrees ; Cheung Chau21 degrees ; Chek Lap Kok22 degrees ; Tsing Yi21 degrees ; Shek Kong23 degrees ; Tsuen Wan Ho Koon22 degrees ; Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley25 degrees ; Hong Kong Park22 degrees ; Shau Kei Wan20 degrees ; Kowloon City24 degrees ; Happy Valley23 degrees ; Wong Tai Sin24 degrees ; Stanley21 degrees ; Kwun Tong21 degrees ; Sham Shui Po23 degrees ; Kai Tak Runway Park22 degrees ; Yuen Long Park23 degrees . Here is the information on Severe Tropical Storm Koto at 4 p.m.: Location: 12.6 degrees north, 116.3 degrees east.
26/11/2025
下 午 4 時 天 文 台 錄 得: 氣 溫 : 22 度 相 對 濕 度 : 百 分 之 48 過 去 一 小 時 , 京 士 柏 錄 得 的 平 均 紫 外 線 指 數 : 1 紫 外 線 強 度 : 低 請注意:火災危險警告為紅色,表示火災危險性極高。 本 港 其 他 地 區 的 氣 溫 : 天 文 台 22 度 , 京 士 柏 22 度 , 黃 竹 坑 23 度 , 打 鼓 嶺 23 度 , 流 浮 山 23 度 , 大 埔 21 度 , 沙 田 22 度 , 屯 門 23 度 , 將 軍 澳 20 度 , 西 貢 21 度 , 長 洲 21 度 , 赤 鱲 角 22 度 , 青 衣 21 度 , 石 崗 23 度 , 荃 灣 可 觀 22 度 , 荃 灣 城 門 谷 25 度 , 香 港 公 園 22 度 , 筲 箕 灣 20 度 , 九 龍 城 24 度 , 跑 馬 地 23 度 , 黃 大 仙 24 度 , 赤 柱 21 度 , 觀 塘 21 度 , 深 水 埗 23 度 , 啟 德 跑 道 公 園 22 度 , 元 朗 公 園 23 度 。 以 下 是 有 關 強 烈 熱 帶 風 暴 天 琴 在 下 午 4 時 的 消 息 : 位 置 為 北 緯 12.6 度 , 東 經 116.3 度 附 近 。
26/11/2025
At 1 p.m. at the Hong Kong Observatory : Air temperature : 22 degrees Celsius Relative Humidity : 42 per cent During the past hour the mean UV Index recorded at King's Park : 5 Intensity of UV radiation : moderate Please be reminded that:The Fire Danger Warning is Red and the fire risk is extreme. The air temperatures at other places were: Hong Kong Observatory22 degrees ; King's Park22 degrees ; Wong Chuk Hang23 degrees ; Ta Kwu Ling23 degrees ; Lau Fau Shan23 degrees ; Tai Po22 degrees ; Sha Tin21 degrees ; Tuen Mun23 degrees ; Tseung Kwan O23 degrees ; Sai Kung21 degrees ; Cheung Chau25 degrees ; Chek Lap Kok22 degrees ; Tsing Yi23 degrees ; Shek Kong23 degrees ; Tsuen Wan Ho Koon22 degrees ; Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley23 degrees ; Hong Kong Park22 degrees ; Shau Kei Wan21 degrees ; Kowloon City23 degrees ; Happy Valley22 degrees ; Wong Tai Sin23 degrees ; Stanley21 degrees ; Kwun Tong22 degrees ; Sham Shui Po23 degrees ; Kai Tak Runway Park22 degrees ; Yuen Long Park24 degrees . Here is the information on Tropical Storm Koto at noon: Location: 12.6 degrees north, 116.8 degrees east.
26/11/2025
下 午 1 時 天 文 台 錄 得: 氣 溫 : 22 度 相 對 濕 度 : 百 分 之 42 過 去 一 小 時 , 京 士 柏 錄 得 的 平 均 紫 外 線 指 數 : 5 紫 外 線 強 度 : 中 等 請注意:火災危險警告為紅色,表示火災危險性極高。 本 港 其 他 地 區 的 氣 溫 : 天 文 台 22 度 , 京 士 柏 22 度 , 黃 竹 坑 23 度 , 打 鼓 嶺 23 度 , 流 浮 山 23 度 , 大 埔 22 度 , 沙 田 21 度 , 屯 門 23 度 , 將 軍 澳 23 度 , 西 貢 21 度 , 長 洲 25 度 , 赤 鱲 角 22 度 , 青 衣 23 度 , 石 崗 23 度 , 荃 灣 可 觀 22 度 , 荃 灣 城 門 谷 23 度 , 香 港 公 園 22 度 , 筲 箕 灣 21 度 , 九 龍 城 23 度 , 跑 馬 地 22 度 , 黃 大 仙 23 度 , 赤 柱 21 度 , 觀 塘 22 度 , 深 水 埗 23 度 , 啟 德 跑 道 公 園 22 度 , 元 朗 公 園 24 度 。 以 下 是 有 關 熱 帶 風 暴 天 琴 在 正 午 12 時 的 消 息 : 位 置 為 北 緯 12.6 度 , 東 經 116.8 度 附 近 。

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