Behind Hong Kong's skyline, thousands of old towers face rising risks
28-11-2025 08:51 via abc.net.au

Behind Hong Kong's skyline, thousands of old towers face rising risks

Hong Kong's worst fire in decades exposed long-standing weaknesses in its aging residential blocks. The question haunting the city is whether the disaster could happen again.
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