Hong Kong, Nov 28, 2025 (AFP) - Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolding under scrutiny after fatal fire

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2025-11-28

Dozens of deaths in an inferno at a Hong Kong residential estate have ignited debate over the role the city's quintessential bamboo scaffolding played in the fire's spread, as the government promised to phase it out. Hong Kong is one of the world's last remaining cities to use the frames for modern construction and building repair, a practice which dates back centuries in China and other parts of Asia. The eight high-rises of Wang Fuk Court had b......

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