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Hong Kong student urging probe into deadly fire leaves police station
Miles Kwan was detained after distributing flyers demanding accountability and an independent probe after a fire that killed 146 residents, with police citing possible seditious intent.
- On December 1, 2025, Miles Kwan left the Cheung Sha Wan Division police station in a taxi after distributing flyers and organising a petition, an AFP reporter said.
- Petitioners sought government accountability, independent probe, resettlement, and construction oversight, while Kwan told AFP on Monday he was `proposing very basic demands` outside Tai Po MTR Station, Hong Kong.
- Local media reported on Saturday that national security police arrested Kwan for "seditious intention", while police declined to confirm an arrest after the housing-estate fire killed 146.
- Hong Kong police declined to confirm an arrest, while Kwan warned `if these ideas are deemed seditious or 'crossing the line', then I feel I can't predict the consequences`.
- Public efforts to press for an independent probe continue as Miles Kwan spoke to reporters outside Tai Po MTR Station, Hong Kong , amid local media coverage and public scrutiny of the housing-estate fire aftermath.
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Hong Kong student Miles Kwan, who urged gov’t accountability for Tai Po fire, leaves police station
A Hong Kong student who was reportedly detained by police after handing out flyers calling for an independent probe into a deadly fire that killed 146, was seen leaving a police station on Monday.
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