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  2. Shek Kip Mei fire - Wikipedia

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    The Shek Kip Mei fire (Chinese: 石硤尾大火) took place in Hong Kong on 25 December 1953. It destroyed the Shek Kip Mei shanty town of immigrants from mainland China who had fled to Hong Kong, leaving over 53,000 people homeless. [1] The area that was destroyed by the fire is bounded by Boundary St. and Tai Po Rd. [2]

  3. Shek Kip Mei - Wikipedia

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    A major fire on 25 December 1953 destroyed the Shek Kip Mei shanty town of immigrants from Mainland China who had fled to Hong Kong, leaving 53,000 people homeless. After the fire, the governor Alexander Grantham launched a public housing programme to introduce the idea of multi-storey building for the immigrant population living there. The ...

  4. Burning Flame - Wikipedia

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    Burning Flame (Chinese: 烈火雄心) is a TVB modern action drama that focuses on the duties and challenges of Hong Kong firefighters. It is the first installment in the Burning Flame series. The series was specifically filmed to celebrate TVB's 31st Anniversary and was supported by Hong Kong Fire Services Department.

  5. A fire in a large, mostly residential building in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning killed at least five people and left another 34 injured. The blaze in the New Lucky House in the Jordan ...

  6. Fire in Hong Kong's busy Kowloon kills five - AOL

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    A fire in a residential building in Hong Kong's bustling Kowloon district disrupted morning rush hour traffic on Wednesday, authorities said, in a rare incident in the global financial hub that ...

  7. Burning Flame II - Wikipedia

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    Burning Flame II (Traditional Chinese: 烈火雄心II) is a TVB modern action drama that focuses on the duties and challenges of Hong Kong firefighters. Wong Hei continues to be the leading star in this series along with other new cast members including Alex Fong, Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Stephen Au, Yoyo Mung, and Flora Chan.

  8. The quest to save Cantonese in a world dominated by Mandarin

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    Hong Kong, a bastion of Cantonese, is firmly under Chinese control, and Mandarin is poised to gain more primacy there. In the L.A. area, Mandarin has become more dominant in recent decades with ...

  9. As the Light Goes Out - Wikipedia

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    Hong Kong China [1] Languages: Cantonese Mandarin English: Box office: US$15,973,348 [2] ... Nicholas Tse as Fire Senior Station Officer, Sam Ho Wing-sam (何永森)