The Standard reports…
National security police have arrested a former district councillor and a volunteer for allegedly attempting to incite discord through comments about the Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po that has killed 146 people and injured 79.
Former district councillor Kenneth Cheung Kam-hung was arrested at his Fanling residence around 7pm Sunday, while a surnamed Lee female volunteer was also detained in the operation conducted by national security officers.
AFP story…
The demands by [Miles] Kwan and other organisers turned into an online petition that gained more than 10,000 signatures in less than a day.
However, Hong Kong media reported on Saturday night that Kwan was arrested by national security police on suspicion of sedition and the text of the online petition had been deleted, showing how, under Beijing’s watchful eye, dissenting voices in Hong Kong can vanish as quickly as they appear.
…Hong Kong has previously used judge-led commissions of inquiry to undertake complex fact-finding exercises in a public forum — a practice left over from British colonial rule.
By contrast, city officials have so far announced only an inter-departmental task force to investigate the blaze.
From Reuters, via the Guardian…
University student Miles Kwan, 24, was arrested on suspicion of trying to incite sedition in relation to the blaze in the Wang Fuk Court complex in the northern Tai Po district, the South China Morning Post reported. Hong Kong police did not respond on Sunday to a request for comment.
The online petition promoted by the group reached over 10,000 signatures by Saturday afternoon before it was closed.
A second petition with the same demands has been launched by a Tai Po resident who is now living overseas.
“Hongkongers demand the truth and justice,” wrote KY in the comment section of the new online petition.
A post from Yuen Chan saying Ta Kung Pao has deleted a recent story on corruption in the building maintenance industry.
A post linking to info about legal advice for Tai Po victims.
A Github database aiming to document the fire.
An impressively long series of heartfelt rants.
I suspect that Miles Kwan wanted to formulate five demands but was arrested before he got to the fifth one.
Asking the government to be accountable & responsible is far worse than being an accountable & responsible government
NSL, killing Hong Kong one day, one arrest at a time.
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/12/01/tai-po-fire-ex-local-councillor-and-volunteer-arrested-for-allegedly-inciting-hatred-of-govt-reports/
If inciting hatred of the government is a crime then shouldn’t the whole government arrest itself?