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Conversation: Messages for victims of Hong Kong high-rise fire removed NHK

A: Hey there! Heard anything interesting lately?

B: Not really, what's up?

A: There was a sad news about a high-rise apartment fire in Hong Kong last month. All the memorial messages for the victims have been removed from a nearby park.

B: Oh no, that's tragic! What happened to those messages?

A: People were visiting the park to offer flowers and messages of sorrow, but now they're all gone. It looks like the authorities wanted to contain criticism against the government.

B: So sad... I can't imagine losing 159 lives in a fire! Many others are still missing too.

A: Right, it's a terrible loss. Some messages carried requests for an investigation into the cause of the fire and blamed the government.

B: It seems people were really upset about what happened. What happened to those who wanted to pay their respects?

A: On Monday, some people were still coming to the park with flowers, one of them was a young woman who said she will never forget the fire and thinks more time should be allowed to pay tribute to the deceased.
Summary
Tragic high-rise apartment fire in Hong Kong last month resulted in 159 deaths and many missing. Memorial messages for victims removed from nearby park, suspected to contain criticism against government. Visitors continued to pay respects with flowers, one stating the need for an investigation
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ID: 8e9afd84-b6c2-4d33-8174-9f16ff932502

Category ID: conversation_summary

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251208_20/#conversation

Date: Dec. 8, 2025

Notes: 2025-12-08

Created: 2025/12/09 04:40

Updated: 2025/12/09 08:01

Last Read: 2025/12/09 08:01

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