President Xi Jinping has called for the promotion of the spirit of volunteerism to advance the building of a great modern socialist country in all aspects and to achieve national rejuvenation.

The Home Affairs Department will “set up condolence points in all 18 districts for the public to sign condolence books to mourn for the victims” of the Tai Po fire, whilst flags will be flown at half mast.

以中国式现代化全面推进中华民族伟大复兴｜ 蓝图已绘就，奋进正当时｜ 续写经济快速发展和社会长期稳定两大奇迹新篇章

Some grassroots relief volunteers providing support in Tai Po say government staff told them to pack up and move on in the early hours of Saturday. The Home Affairs chief said victims’ privacy had to be protected.

As Hongkongers mourn the dead in Tai Po, authorities face a test of governance with next weekend’s election potentially postponed. Meanwhile, building committees are under scrutiny, whilst netizens criticise foreign media for blaming bamboo scaffolding for the blaze.

习近平：网络生态治理是网络强国建设的重要任务，事关国家发展和安全，事关人民群众切身利益 网络乱象污染社会风气，侵犯群众利益，要敢于亮剑、坚决打击

习近平：网络生态治理是网络强国建设的重要任务，事关国家发展和安全，事关人民群众切身利益 网络乱象污染社会风气，侵犯群众利益，要敢于亮剑、坚决打击

A record number of fatal encounters has a surprising list of causes, including a successful conservation campaign, the collapse of the domestic timber industry and the hallowing out of the country’s rural areas

“Many of them left their homes to earn money to raise their families. Now they have died in a foreign land,” one Threads user wrote.

“Many of them left their homes to earn money to raise their families. Now they have died in a foreign land,” one Threads user wrote.