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Wong, 71, is pictured amid the catastrophe on November 26.

The man whose grief spoke to the world as Hong Kong towers burnt

Wong left home to pick up his granddaughter from school. He returned to find his building ablaze and his wife trapped inside. That was when photographer Tyrone Siu found him.

  • James Pomfret

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Social media footage has revealed how the blaze took hold at Wang Fuk court.
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Video captures start of Hong Kong fire

Social media footage has revealed how the blaze took hold at Wang Fuk court.

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Hong Kong fire as it happened: Tai Po apartment blaze continues to burn; three men arrested believed to have been ‘grossly negligent’ as death toll rises, hundreds still missing

A catastrophic blaze has torn through a cluster of Hong Kong high-rises, leaving dozens dead and hundreds still unaccounted for as rescuers move through the charred towers.

  • Alexander Darling, Daniella Miletic, Josefine Ganko and Lachlan Abbott
Fire services continue rescue efforts at affected buildings in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Photo: Daniel Ceng .

‘Everything is gone’: Residents left reeling by Hong Kong fire horror

North Asia correspondent Lisa Visentin finds Hongkongers struggling to comprehend the scale of the devastating blaze that tore across multiple high-rise apartment blocks.

  • Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng
Four people killed by raging fire at high-rise Hong Kong housing complex
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Four people killed by raging fire in Hong Kong high rises

At least four people, including a firefighter have been confirmed dead.

Bar Leone. Yes, it’s nice, but “world’s best”?

I went to the bar named the best in the world. It’s not

The venues I love, and no doubt the ones you love too, will likely never appear on any of these “World’s Best” lists.

  • Ben Groundwater
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Cargo plane slips off runway in Hong Kong.

Two dead after cargo plane skids off runway in Hong Kong

The Boeing 747 was landing in challenging weather conditions and hit a ground vehicle.

  • Danny Lee
Hong Kong comfort food – corned beef and egg in a sandwich.

The Hong Kong dish the British left behind

For many, these sandwiches are comfort food at its finest.

  • Ben Groundwater
Hong Kong’s city lights out the window at the YWCA’s Garden View Hotel.

In the world’s second-most expensive city, this hotel is a bargain

In a place filled with millionaires, finding an affordable, central hotel is hard. This one, for less than $120 a night, feels like hitting the jackpot.

  • Justine Costigan
A river in Taiwan during Super Typhoon Ragasa.

At least 14 dead after super typhoon hits tourist area en route to Hong Kong

More than 120 people are also missing after Super Typhoon Ragasa crashed into a popular tourist region of Taiwan, washing away a bridge and turning roads into churning rivers.

  • Yimou Lee

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