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(27 Nov 2025)
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Hong Kong, China - 27 November 2025
1. Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee enters briefing room
2. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) John Lee, Hong Kong's Chief Executive:
“As of now, the fire at all seven buildings of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po is largely under control.”
3. Lee speaking
4. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) John Lee, Hong Kong's Chief Executive:
“Despite the complex conditions at the scene, firefighters will not cease their rescue efforts under any circumstances and will work at full capacity.”
5. Journalist asking questions
6. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese) John Lee, Hong Kong's Chief Executive:
"Regarding emergency accommodation arrangements for affected residents, we have so far opened nine shelters, currently accommodating over 500 residents. We are also coordinating public and private sectors to mobilize all available resources to support residents' emergency housing needs.”
7. Journalists
8. Lee leaves briefing


STORYLINE:
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said that a fire that engulfed a high-rise residential complex in the city is now “largely under control” after firefighters battled the blaze for a second day on Thursday.

The death toll rose to 75 in what was one of the deadliest blazes in the city's modern history.

“As of now, the fire at all seven buildings of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po is largely under control,” Lee told the media during a news conference.

“Regarding emergency accommodation arrangements for affected residents, we have opened nine shelters, currently accommodating over 500 residents," Lee added.

"We are mobilizing all resources to provide necessary emergency accommodation support for residents.”

Thick smoke continued to pour out of some apartments in the Wang Fuk Court complex, a dense cluster of high-rise towers housing thousands of people in Tai Po district, a northern suburb near Hong Kong's border with the mainland.

Flames could still be seen inside the buildings Thursday evening.

It was unclear how many people remained missing or trapped.

Rescues were continuing in some of the towers, but authorities did not provide updates on the missing or how many were still trapped inside the ravaged buildings Thursday during the news conference.

Firefighters have been trying to control the flames since midafternoon Wednesday, when the fire started in bamboo scaffolding and construction netting and then spread across seven of the complex’s eight buildings.

Fires in four buildings had been effectively put out, with the remaining three towers under control, authorities said Thursday afternoon.

One firefighter was among the dead, and 70 people were injured, including 11 firefighters authorities said.

About 900 people were evacuated to temporary shelters overnight.

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