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City Weekend explores the history of the Fire Services Department and the cases its tireless heroes have tackled over the decades. Recent HKU survey shows firefighters are city’s most beloved disciplinary force.
23 Mar 2019 - 11:00AM
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Storage provider fireproofs its facilities as stricter rules take effect
15 May 2018 - 10:10AM
Urban planning
Restaurant to blend dining and art at new location after fire
4 Apr 2018 - 11:05PM
Fleeing high rents ... only to end up in potential death traps
22 Aug 2017 - 8:33PM
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A year after fire, few mini-storage operators upgrade facilities
15 Jun 2017 - 9:25PM
Be more flexible on use of industrial buildings
15 Jun 2017 - 3:34AM
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Mini-storage operators complied with only 5 per cent of fire hazard notices
30 Mar 2017 - 9:33AM
Experts sound alarm over Hong Kong’s fire safety record
Crackdown on safety of mini storage facilities is all very well, but last year’s tragedy exposed fire prevention failings that affect many privately owned buildings, say safety experts
13 Feb 2017 - 1:43PM
Customers set to bear cost of upgrading mini-storage facilities
6 Feb 2017 - 4:51PM
Ngau Tau Kok tragedy prompts new rules at storage units
25 Jan 2017 - 7:22PM
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FSD open to alternative fire safety solutions for mini-storage industry
17 Jan 2017 - 1:19PM
A third of mini-storage centres breach fire safety rules
29 Dec 2016 - 11:40PM
Heroic Hong Kong firemen recall perilous rescue of teenage siblings trapped in burning building
31 Oct 2016 - 10:22AM
Hong Kong family of four may be forced on to street if they have to leave rooftop slum by year’s end
23 Oct 2016 - 10:45PM
Hong Kong honours 29 firefighters for bravery in battling major industrial blazes
15 Sep 2016 - 6:27PM
Shape up for fire safety, or ship out: crackdown on tenants in six industrial blocks starts today
30 Aug 2016 - 2:31AM
Business as usual? Hong Kong crackdown on unauthorised premises fails to halt lease violators
6 Aug 2016 - 10:11PM
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Deadly Ngau Tau Kok blaze prompts peak body safety reminder
2 Aug 2016 - 10:57PM
Woman arrested in first at Hong Kong mini-storage company
27 Jul 2016 - 4:50PM
Final salute: Hundreds pay tribute to firefighter killed in Ngau Tau Kok fire
17 Apr 2017 - 4:26PM
Hong Kong bids solemn farewell to second brave firefighter to die in 108-hour Ngau Tau Kok blaze
22 Jul 2016 - 11:28PM
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Widow of Ngau Tau Kok firefighter Samuel Hui Chi-kit praises him as ‘Hong Kong’s pride and glory’
18 Jul 2016 - 10:55PM
Hong Kong says final farewell to heroic firefighter killed in industrial building blaze
17 Jul 2016 - 11:20PM
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More must be done to prevent further fire tragedies
17 Jul 2016 - 12:17AM
Hong Kong officials to start crackdown on unauthorised premises in industrial buildings in wake of two fires
15 Jul 2016 - 11:20PM
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15 Jul 2016 - 9:28PM
Families of Hong Kong firemen who died fighting inferno get up to HK$4.8m in aid
14 Jul 2016 - 10:54PM
Hong Kong’s development chief pledges crackdown on illegal residential units in industrial buildings
13 Jul 2016 - 10:59PM
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Ngau Tau Kok fire
On June 21, 2016, a fourth-alarm fire swept through an industrial building in Ngau Tau Kok in Kowloon. It burned over a four-day period, claiming the lives of two firemen.
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9 September, 2024
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