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Hong Kong Mourns Firefighter Killed in City's Deadliest Fire in Decades
Ho Wai-ho was posthumously named Senior Fireman after dying in a fire that killed at least 160 and displaced 5,000 residents, officials said.
- On December 19, 2025, the Fire Services Department held an official funeral for firefighter Ho Wai-ho at Universal Funeral Parlour in Hung Hom, attended by Hong Kong leader John Lee.
- On November 26, a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po, engulfing seven buildings and killing at least 160 people as substandard plastic nylon mesh and foam boards fueled its spread amid bamboo scaffolding and green netting renovations.
- Ho, 37, had served nine years with the Fire Services Department, was stationed at Sha Tin Fire Station, and dozens of firefighters saluted his coffin as it departed; he is survived by his parents, two brothers and fiancée.
- The government last week announced a judge-led independent committee to investigate the cause within nine months and implement new requirements to examine netting standards.
- A refitted fire-truck hearse carried Ho Wai-ho's coffin on Friday, while walls outside Universal Funeral Parlour were lined with wreaths and thank-you cards as black-clad residents and onlookers wept.
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In Pictures: Hong Kong holds full-honours funeral for firefighter who died in Tai Po blaze
Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department held a funeral with full honours on Friday for firefighter Ho Wai-ho, who died in the line of duty in a blaze at Wang Fuk Court last month. An honour guard at the funeral of firefighter Ho Wai-ho, who died in the Wang Fuk Court fire, on December 19, 2025. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. A fire engine converted into a hearse carrying the casket of firefighter Ho Wai-ho, who died in the Wang Fuk Court fire, on December 1…
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Hong Kong mourns firefighter killed in city's deadliest fire in decades
Hong Kongers have offered flowers and bowed outside a funeral parlor to pay tribute to a firefighter who was among the 160 people killed by the city’s deadliest fire in decades.
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