2 Dec 2025集誌社#7622
宏福苑五級火｜疑似現場遺體相片流出？ 警方：會要求平台移除、採適當行動
Police yesterday gave an update on the search operation following the No. 5 alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, saying the scene was badly devastated, with some bodies incomplete and others burned to ashes. Photos purportedly showing bodies at the scene were circulated on the LIHKG discussion forum yesterday afternoon. In response to enquiries, police said they took the matter very seriously, would ask the platform to remove the images and take appropriate action, and urged members of the public not to share them out of respect for the deceased. The relevant photos have since been deleted from the original post.
大埔宏福苑五級火，警方昨交代搜索進度時，提及現場環境滿目瘡痍，遺體不全，甚至已燒成灰燼；昨日下午網上連登討論區流出疑似現場遺體相片。警方回應查詢指非常重視事件，會要求平台移除並採適當行動，呼籲市民基於對死者尊重勿轉發相關影像。原有帖文上，相關相片現已被刪除。
1 Dec 2025集誌社#7616
宏福苑五級火｜累計最少十名外傭罹難 兩菲傭情況待確認、36 名印傭仍失聯
The death toll from the Wang Fuk Court No. 5 alarm fire has risen to 146, including foreign domestic helpers who had left their homes to work abroad. The Indonesian Consulate in Hong Kong said that, as of 11 p.m. yesterday, nine Indonesian domestic helpers had been killed. The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong confirmed yesterday (30th) that a Filipina domestic helper who had earlier been reported missing had died. To date, at least 10 foreign domestic helpers have been killed in the fire, while a further 38 remain missing or have statuses awaiting confirmation.
宏福苑五級火死亡人數至今增至 146 人，當中包括一班離鄉別井的工人姐姐。印尼駐港領事館指截至昨日下午 11 時，有九名印傭罹難，而菲律賓駐港總領事館昨日（30日）確認，一名早前失聯的菲傭身故。至今累計已有十名外傭在大火中遇難，另有 38 人仍然失聯或有待確認情況。
30 Nov 2025集誌社#7613
宏福苑五級火｜民建聯「嚴正聲明」 倘證實黃碧嬌違法 絕不姑息
The Democratic Alliance for Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong issued a “solemn statement” concerning Peggy Pik Kiu Wong and the Wang Fuk Court incident, responding to various discussions in society in recent days. The DAB said its members had been subjected to “slander, smears and false rumours” online. Regarding the Wang Fuk Court incident, the DAB said: “If, following a comprehensive and impartial investigation by the departments, any DAB member, including Peggy Pik Kiu Wong, is confirmed to have engaged in illegal conduct, we will show no leniency and support stringent action being taken in accordance with the law and regulations.” The DAB said justice lies in the hearts of the people, and urged all sectors to remain objective and fair before the investigation results are announced and avoid making unverified speculations.
民建聯發就黃碧嬌及宏福苑事件發出「嚴正聲明」，回應近日社會就「宏福苑事件」的各種討論。民建聯的聲明指，網上對民建聯有很多「中傷抹黑、不實謠言」。民建聯表示，在宏福苑事件，若經部門全面及公正查後，「倘證實包括黃碧嬌在內的任何民建聯成員存在違法行為，我們絕不姑息，並支持依法依規作出嚴正處理」。民建聯表示，公道自在人心，呼籲各界在調查未公布結果前，保持客觀公道，避免作未經證實揣測。
29 Nov 2025明報#7610
大埔宏福苑五級火︱英王查理斯三世致哀 沙特國王薩勒曼、王儲兼首相穆罕默德發唁電
The five-alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po continues to attract global attention. King Charles III of the United Kingdom, Saudi King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed and Oman’s Sultan Haitham have each expressed condolences. So far, heads of state or leaders from 19 countries have responded to the fire. King Charles said that the efforts of rescue personnel and neighbours helping one another demonstrated courage in a heartbreaking moment.
Several Chinese ambassadors overseas have also responded to the fire. Xie Feng, China’s current ambassador to the United States and a former Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, said on social media that he had worked and lived in Hong Kong for more than three years, that his heart was with Hong Kong and its people, and that he hoped more lives could be saved, rescue heroes would stay safe, and beloved Hong Kong would recover as soon as possible. He also included the Chinese hashtag “Hong Kong, stay strong” in his post.
大埔宏福苑五級火繼續引起全球關注，英王查理斯三世、沙特國王薩勒曼、王儲穆罕默德及阿曼國王海賽姆分別致哀，暫時累計19個國家的元首或領導人回應今次火災。英王查理斯形容，救援人員及鄰里互助，是在令人心碎時刻中展現勇氣。
多名中國駐外大使也回應火災，曾任外交部駐港特派員的現任駐美大使謝鋒在社交網站說，曾在香港工作及生活超過3年，心與香港及港人同在，並希望更多生活可獲救，救人英雄注意安全，心愛的香港盡早恢復。他又在帖文以中文標註「香港加油」。
28 Nov 2025集誌社#7606
宏福苑五級火｜一年內四宗棚架火 盤點香港火災事 多與竹棚和圍網被點燃有關
A painful lesson—one fire is one too many. Before the fatal No. 5 alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, Hong Kong had already recorded at least four fires this year related to scaffolding and protective netting. After a No. 3 alarm fire involving bamboo scaffolding at Chinachem Tower in Central last month, the Buildings Department issued a notice reiterating that materials used with scaffolding must meet flame-retardancy requirements and reminding contractors to check whether protective nets used at construction sites complied with specifications. It said serious action would be taken against violations, but this did not prevent the fatal fire in Tai Po. Following the fire, organisations from various sectors initiated the formation of the “Wang Fuk Court Victims’ Rights Alliance” to help victims pursue claims and provide views on the government’s review.
血的教訓，一宗嫌多，早在大埔宏福苑發生奪命五級火之前，香港今年已最少發生四宗與棚架和圍網相關的火警，上月在中環華懋大廈發生的竹棚三級火之後，屋宇署曾發通告，重申涉及棚架使用的物料，必須能阻燃等要求，提醒承建商要檢查工地所採用的保護網是否符合規格，若發現有人違規，會嚴肅處理，但仍無法阻止大埔的奪命火災發生。今次火災後，多個不同界別的組織，發起組成「宏福苑受災者權益聯盟」，協助受災者追討之外，也希望就政府的檢討提供意見。
28 Nov 2025集誌社#7608
宏福苑五級火｜竹棚成代罪羊？ 資深師傅平反：竹棚工藝規格高，係藝術品
Following the Level Five fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, the government has revived the proposal to replace bamboo scaffolding with metal scaffolding, while overseas media have focused on the risks of bamboo scaffolding. Ka Chun (SAB) Lee, a scaffolding master with more than 30 years in the trade, defended bamboo scaffolding, saying it originated in Guangdong and has a history of more than a century. He said bamboo contains moisture and has a certain degree of fire resistance, and ultimately believed the incident was related to negligence in project management.
Master Lee said scaffolding collapses had occurred repeatedly in recent years, and the government had proposed several times replacing bamboo scaffolding with metal scaffolding. He also said the mainland had in recent months begun preventing raw materials from being transported to Hong Kong: “Fir timber can no longer come to Hong Kong, forcing me recently to use steel tubes to make up for the shortfall when building opera stages, which has made the entire stage lose its authenticity; it seems that later even bamboo may not be allowed to be transported to Hong Kong. If that is true, there will not even be bamboo scaffolding.” He said about 70% of Hong Kong’s construction sites used bamboo scaffolding, so it would be difficult to switch entirely to metal scaffolding at once. Metal scaffolding required less craftsmanship but involved greater physical exertion, and he believed the industry’s thousands of bamboo-scaffolding workers would find it difficult to retrain, with some potentially being eliminated and facing unemployment. He stressed that Hong Kong had inherited bamboo-scaffolding craftsmanship with high standards, and that bamboo scaffolding was regarded as an art form and “worth continuing.”
大埔宏福苑發生五級火，政府重提以金屬棚架取代竹棚架，外媒則關注竹棚風險。入行超過 30 年的搭棚師傅李家俊為竹棚「平反」，指竹棚沿自廣東省，歷史過百年，竹材内含有水份，有一定礙燃性，歸根究柢，他認為是與工程管理疏忽有關。
李師傅指，近年屢有棚架倒塌意外，政府已多次提出以金屬架取代竹棚，又提到內地近月更開始不讓原材料運港：「杉木已不可以嚟香港，害我最近搭戲棚要用鋼通來補救不足，變成整個戲棚失咗真；好似遲啲連竹也不准運來香港，如果屬實，就連竹棚都無喇。」他提到，香港約七成地盤都用竹棚，要一時間全部轉用金屬棚架會較困難；而金屬棚手藝含量低、體力消耗大，相信業内數千名竹棚師傅轉型不易，最終或遭淘汰，面臨失業。他強調香港傳承了竹棚工藝，規格水平高，竹棚被視作藝術品、「係值得做落去」。
27 Nov 2025集誌社#7595
宏福苑五級火・尋人｜IT 人晚上趕製「宏福苑報平安」App 義助親友尋街坊
Many people remain missing after the fire at Wang Fuk Court, with their whereabouts and whether they are alive still unknown. A simple, easy-to-understand real-time information app for people out of contact and those seeking help appeared online last night (26th). It lists the status of different units on different floors across seven blocks: green indicates that people have “reported safe”, while red indicates that they are “seeking help”. Notes include the number of missing people and other information. It has so far recorded more than 170 million visits. Nathan, a 30-year-old computer programmer who developed the app as a volunteer, said he used AI together with his own skills to complete the initial version in just half an hour. Six or seven volunteers are now helping to manually update information on Telegram, and he hopes to consolidate the data to help fire victims seek assistance.
宏福苑大火尚有多人失蹤，生死未卜，網上昨晚（26日） 出現失聯和求助的即時資訊程式，簡單易明，羅列七座大廈不同層不同單位的狀態，綠色顯示已「報平安」，紅色顯示「求救」，備註有失蹤人數和資料，至今已有超過 1.7 億的流量。義務寫程式的 Nathan，是 30 歲的電腦程式設計師，他說 AI 加上本身技能，只花了半小時完成初版，現在 Telegram 有六七名義工幫手「人肉更新」，希望整合資料幫到災民求救。
27 Nov 2025Yahoo#7596
宏福苑五級火︱林超英指追究不應針對竹棚架 批評 2009 年「屋宇更新大行動」釀禍
A deadly fire broke out at the Wang Fuk Court estate in Tai Po on November 26. Lam Chiu-ying, former director of the Hong Kong Observatory, wrote on social media today (27th) that the “protective netting” used to protect scaffolding workers may instead have become a fatal culprit in the fire. He said that although the netting was originally intended to prevent objects or workers from falling from the scaffolding, the flammable materials helped the fire spread rapidly.
大埔屋邨宏福苑 11 月 26 日發生奪命火災，香港天文台前台長林超英今日（27 日）在社交平台發文，認為火災中保護棚架工人的「圍網」反而可能成為致命元兇，指出雖然「圍網」的原意是防止棚架上物件或工人跌下，但這些易燃物料在火災中卻助長火勢迅速蔓延。
林超英指出，棚架上跌下一個工人都已嫌多，但今次大埔火災已知最少造成 65 人死亡，情況令人深感痛心。他質疑，作為明顯物質禍首的易燃「圍網」和發泡膠，為何在追究責任時，重點卻落在不易燃的竹棚架上。
26 Nov 2025追光者#7589
劇作家莊梅岩：匿名投訴我的人將我冠上黑暴罪名 以文革式批鬥去剝奪我的權利
Renowned Hong Kong playwright Zhuang Meiyan published three consecutive articles on social media under the title “Hong Kong-style Cultural Revolution”, making a “denunciation” over a series of recent crackdowns. In the final article, published today (the 26th), she accused people who anonymously complained about her and submitted articles to the media of labelling her a “black violence” offender and using Cultural Revolution-style struggle to incite the public to isolate her.
After the performance of her work We Are the Happiest was cancelled, Zhuang’s “Hong Kong-style Cultural Revolution” series progressed from her father’s experiences during the Cultural Revolution to her own being blacklisted. In the latest article, she referred to “the people who anonymously complained about me, and the authors who wrote submissions to Wen Wei Po and HK01 to bully me”. She believed that, because she had taken part in marches in 2019 and supported different political views, she had repeatedly and in slogan-like fashion been labelled a “black violence” offender. She lamented: “This does not warrant imprisonment, nor have I committed a national-security offence, so they used Cultural Revolution-style struggle to deprive me of my rights and incite the public to distance themselves from me and isolate me.”
香港著名劇作家莊梅岩，在社交平台以「港式文革」為題連發3篇文章，對近日連串打壓作出「控訴」。她的最後一篇於今日（26日）發佈，指控對她作出匿名投訴、向媒體投稿的人將她冠上「黑暴」罪名，用文革式批鬥唆使公眾孤立她。
作品《我們最快樂》被取消演出，莊梅岩的「港式文革」系列文章，由其父親經歷文革講到自己被封殺。今日最新一篇提到「匿名投訴我的人、寫稿去文匯和01霸凌我的作者」，她認為，自己因為於2019年曾參加遊行、支持過不同的政治理念而被重重複複、口號式地冠上「黑暴」的罪名。她慨嘆：「這不用坐牢，亦未犯國安，於是他們就以文革式批鬥去剝奪我的權利，唆使公眾疏遠我、孤立我。」
26 Nov 2025PrideLab#7590
同志遊行再次變身彩虹市集 LGBT+手語圖案T恤被食環要求下架 檔主稱不知具體原因
The Hong Kong Pride Parade Organising Committee held a “Rainbow Market” in Kwun Tong on Sunday (23rd), but announced before the market began that the outdoor “Inclusive Culture Festival” originally scheduled to take place had been cancelled. PrideLab, an LGBT+ arts and activism organisation participating in the market, also announced that the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) had said a T-shirt bearing a sign-language design representing “LGBT+” could not be sold. Chan Ging, PrideLab’s creative director, told this outlet that she did not know the specific reason for the request to remove the T-shirt, and felt it was regrettable and “a bit of a blow” to lose an opportunity to promote sign language. She said, however, that the organisation’s outdoor activities and street booth had taken place successfully, thanked the Rainbow Market organisers for standing firm, and pledged to promote sex/gender equality as far as possible whenever opportunities and space remained. This is the seventh consecutive year since 2019 that the Pride parade has not been held in parade form: the 2019 parade was changed to an outdoor rally, the 2020 event to an online livestream, and from 2021 onward to a market. This is the third consecutive year that the market has been held at The Wave in Kwun Tong. PrideLab set up a stall at this year’s Rainbow Market to sell souvenirs for fundraising, but was informed by the organisers one week before the market opened that, during the FEHD’s approval of the temporary public entertainment venue licence, the department had requested the removal of the “LGBT+” sign-language design T-shirt it planned to sell and prohibited its display at the venue. Chan said that, in response to the authorities’ request, “we could only comply”, but had no way of knowing the specific reason.
香港同志遊行籌委會周日（23日）於觀塘舉辦「彩虹市集」，但原定戶外舉行的「共融文化節」在市集開始前宣佈取消。參與市集的LGBT+藝術行動倡議組織PrideLab亦公佈，它們一件印有代表「LGBT+」意思的手語圖案T恤被食環署告知不能發售，PrideLab創作總監陳驚向本台表示不知道T恤被要求下架的具體原因，對失去一個推廣手語的機會感到可惜和「有點打擊」，但稱該組織的戶外活動和街站都成功舉行，感謝彩虹市集主辦方堅持，承諾在仍有機會和空間時盡力推廣性／別平等。
今年是自2019年起連續第7年未能以遊行方式舉辦同志遊行，其中2019年的同志遊行改為戶外集會，2020年改為網上直播，2021年起改為市集，今年是連續第3年於觀塘The Wave舉辦市集。
PrideLab在今年的彩虹市集設攤位發售紀念品籌款，但於彩虹市集開幕前一周接獲主辦方通知，食環署於審批臨時公眾娛樂場所牌照時，要求下架PrideLab計劃發售的「LGBT+」手語圖案T恤，且在場內不得展示。陳驚表示因應當局要求，「我們只能順從」，但無從得知具體原因。
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