As Hong Kong reckons with worst fire in decades, many see echoes of 2019
Unresolved anger and mistrust from the 2019 protests have hung over the response to the deadly Tai Po fire.

Unresolved anger and mistrust from the 2019 protests have hung over the response to the deadly Tai Po fire.

![People pray as they lay flowers at a makeshift memorial near Wang Fuk Court housing estate to pay tribute to victims of the deadly fire at the housing complex, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 1, 2025. [Lam Yik/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-1764621522.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



![Wong 71, reacts after claiming his wife is trapped inside Wang Fuk Court during a major fire, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China on Nov. 26, 2025. [Tyrone Siu/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-1764176788.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




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