Hong Kong diaspora around the world gather together to raise their concerns for the #TaipoFire. Since the #HongKong government are silencing people from questioning, and disbanding volunteers, people outside of Hong Kong hope to speak out for them and tell the world about that this fire wasn’t caused by bamboo scaffolding but corruptions in Hong Kong.

流氓海外嘅香港人冇忘記到香港。喺世界各地唔同嘅地方度集會聲援 #宏福苑大火！ 希望話俾全世界聽呢一場災難唔係一場意外，而係因為違標同香港政府嘅腐敗導致到咁多人嚟難。

#HongKongFire #宏福苑 #宏福苑火災

Hong Kong Silence Operation Part 4: Controlling the Narrative

The Hong Kong Government seems to have a protocol to control narrative right from the start. Instead of stopping the fire and saving lives, finding a proper scapegoat was their first priority.

Nov 26, the very same day of the fire, Xinyan Huang, a scholar from China, blamed on the bamboo scaffolding for fire to spread rapidly. Major news outlets including CNN, BBC, Reuters, the Guardians all reported the fire based on his only opinion.

Nov 27, John Lee, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, announced a plan to phrase out bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong.

Although some news have changed their opinion on bamboo scaffolding later on, the discussion about the fire focused on bamboo scaffolding rather than collusive bidding and how the government was involved.

Up until now, no government officials are arrested or responsible and no policy has been changed.

#HongKongFire #TaipoFire #宏福苑火災