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TVB News at 7:30 | Deadly fire in Tao Po killed fireman | HONG KONG English Latest NEWS | 2025/11/26 | TVB NEWS Official 無綫新聞 | YouTubeToText
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A major fire in Taipo, Hong Kong, resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries, with residents desperately searching for missing family members. Separately, news covers international relations, infrastructure projects, and political developments.
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major fire in Taipo [music]
highrises with at least four killed and
seven injured.
Those who escaped the fire are [music]
desperately worried about their trapped families.
families.
And Donald Trump claims he [music] urged
China to buy US soybean at a quicker pace.
>> Good evening and thank you for joining
us. At least four people have been
killed in a number five alarm fire in
Wangpuk Court, a housing estate in
Taipo. Seven others are injured and an
unknown number of people are missing. At
least one firefighter was killed.
Scaffolding was erected in all eight
blocks of the estate for repairs and
caught fire. The flames have also burned
all the way to the top of the building.
The fire spread into units on the lower floors.
Thick smoke rose into the air visible as
At 2:51 p.m., the fire services
department was alerted to a blaze at
Wong Chong House in Wang Foot Court.
Calls for help from track residents
continue to pour in as the blaze quickly
At 3:02 p.m., the fire services
department upgraded the fire to alarm
level three and at 3:34 raised it to a
number four alarm fire with
>> Several people were in a serious
condition. Some rescued residents were
unconscious and paramedics continuously
>> The fire occurred at Wanguk Court, a
subsidized housing estate with eight
blocks. Completed in the early 1980s, it
was undergoing months of renovations
that were nearing completion. Many
residents said they were unable to
contact their families. Resident
Resident
Mr. Yip said the fire was fierce. He
said he had earlier told his wife to
return to home after the fire reached
the entrance of the building. He was
>> Anxious resident Mr. Ho said he could
not find his wife unable to gain access
to the site. Continuous flames caused
the safety netting to burn and fall onto
the street. The police expanding the
cordon. The authorities together with
the community care team assisted
residents in the evacuation. David
Garrett, TVBB News.
>> Our reporter Samantha Lee is on the
ground for us in Taipo tonight.
Samantha, bring us up to speed on the latest.
>> The fire continues to rage on and shows
no sign of abating. The blaze has spread
to at least eight blocks in the estate.
And as night fell, we can clearly see
flames glowing vividly with ashes
falling all around. And just a few
minutes ago, we can see firemans
battling the blaze with drones. And we
also see some injured people rescued
from the scene. Well, some residents
verently searching for their family
members, calling out their names and
hoping for a response amid uncertainty.
The fire services department urges
nearby residents to stay indoors, close
doors and windows. Stay calm and avoid
going to the affected area. We will stay
here for more updates. For now, back to
you in the studio.
>> And that's our Samantha Lee on the
ground in Taipo for us. Meanwhile, a
fireman was killed while battling the
blaze in Taipo. Director of the fire
services department Andy Yung Yanqin
gave a briefing to the press.
Jung said the fireman was found by his
colleagues outside the lifts in Wang
Chung House at around 4 p.m. His face
was charged and his colleagues tried to
resuscitate him using CPR. He was
confirmed dead at 4:45 p.m. The deceased
firefighter with a surname ho was 70 37
years old and has served in the FSD for
9 years.
So far,
>> the government has opened the Kuang Fo
Community Hall and the Tong Chong Street
Community Hall in Taipo as temporary
shelters for residents affected by the fire.
fire.
The government first arranged for the
evacuated residents and nearby workers
to take shelter at Church of Christ in
China Fun Kid Memorial Secondary School.
>> This renovation worker says he was
working on the exterior wall spraying
works and they have been handling that
for a few months.
This resident says it's heartbreaking
and she wouldn't even think too much
about the loss of property. She felt
helpless watching her home go up in
flames. Authorities later arranged
coaches to transport residents to the
Kuang Fo community hall. Police and care
teams were on site to assist. A central
command point have been set up inside
the hall to help residents contact their
family members. Water, food, and
essential supplies are available.
A local district counselor says many
missing persons cases involve elderly
people. A lot of young people and
residents rushed back after work to
check on the situation and try to locate
their elderly family members. Another
temporary shelter has been set up at the
Tong Chung Street community hall and the
government has activated the emergency
service station at Alice Homulu Link
Nethers Hospital for public inquiries.
The Yamate section of the central Kum
bypass will be open to traffic on
December 21st. The government expects a
$42 billion project will trim peak hour
travel time between Yaoate and Kumbay
from 30 minutes to just 5 minutes.
Samantha Lee has the details.
>> After eight years of construction, the
central Kum bypass will soon see light
at the end of the tunnel as it is now at
the final stage of works with the last
test being conducted
>> on December the 21st.
The Yao Mati section of our new central
Kowun bypass will open.
It's a dual threelane 4.7 kilometer carriageway.
carriageway.
>> The western portal of the bypass runs
between Yang Mate and Keitech with a 3.9
km tunnel in between. According to a
driving simulator video by the highways
department, drivers starting from
Olympic MTR station can keep left on the
West Kun Highway, then enter the central
Kum bypass while not changing lane. By
the time you get to the tunnel exit,
choose a lane for your destination.
Drivers heading to Keitech and Kun Bay
can stay left.
Those taking the other lanes can head
towards Kung and the cruise terminal.
The authorities estimated the commute
time from Yao Matei and Kun Bay could be
reduced from 30 minutes to just five
minutes during peak hours, relieving the
burden of the existing transport system.
The new highway will charge $8 per trip
for all vehicles. Meanwhile, the eastern
portal which ls Keitech interchange and
Chunguano Lamin tunnel is expected to be
completed next year. Samanthi TV news.
The government is launching a slew of
special offers and free visits over the
legislative council election weekend in
a bit to encourage the public to stay in
Hong Kong and vote. They include free
admission to the wetland park, public
swimming pools, and museums. A thank you
card will be given to voters allowing
them to redeem discounts at
participating retailers and eeries.
With just over a week to go before the
LCO election, the government unveiled
the rollout of incentives for the
weekend of December 6th and 7th. They
include free entry to the wetland park,
the science museum, space museum, art
museum, and public swimming pools.
Calling the election a happy occasion,
the government said it will host a
variety show on December 6th at the West
Kum Cultural District along with an
election funday featuring exhibitions
and booth games across various
districts. Several discipline services
departments will open their premises for
public visits. Over those two days, the
Gina community scheme will offer double
reward points for recycling and a
designated housing authority moss and
markets. Spending over the set amount
will offer an extra hour of free parking.
parking.
>> Some citizens hope opening hours too can
be extended.
>> In Hong Kong, people tends to work uh
over time till 8:00. If the facilities
has extended uh opening hours, then uh
we can have more opportunities to uh participate.
participate.
>> Just like the previous district council
election, voters will receive a thank
you card after casting their ballot. The
new card designed using artificial
intelligence featuring ballot box masks.
The thank you card are accepted by some
merchants and restaurants for
promotional discounts on election day.
Before I would like to say thank you to
many um private companies and the
private sector that they to provide
special offers uh to those who vote uh
in the election I mean electoral
election. I think this is um um to
encourage more people to vote. It is
also very important for the future of
Hong Kong gaming.
When asked whether civil servants will
be required to present the thank you
card as proof. Chances the card bears no
name and has no serial number. So the
government will not use the thank you
card to check whether civil servants
have voted. But they hope the government
workers could understand the importance
and cast their vote voluntarily.
US President Donald Trump touted
relations with China as extremely strong
in the wake of his phone call with
Chinese President Xi Jinping. Daniel Rao
tells us more.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force
One, US President Donald Trump touted
relations with China as extremely
strong. This following a phone call with
Chinese President Xiinping on Monday,
which Trump said was mostly about trade.
>> I spoke to President Xi about a lot of
things, but uh trade and buying our farm
products, and he said he agreed with me.
He's gonna I think he's going to very
much surprise you on the upside. I think
he's going to I asked him, I'd like you
to buy it a little faster. I'd like you
to buy more. and he's more or less
agreed to do that. I think we will be
pleasantly surprised by the actions of
President Xi.
>> Trump's comments come as traders with
knowledge of the matter told Reuters,
"China bought at least 10 cargos of US
soybeans worth around $300 million US in
contracts signed since Tuesday, a day
[snorts] after the presidents of both
countries spoke on the phone. The
reported purchases come despite US
soybeans being priced higher than
Brazilian supplies." US Treasury
Secretary Scott Bezant commented on the
matter. He said Chinese purchases of
American soybeans are right on schedule.
In an interview with CNBC, Besson said
the US and China will always be natural
rivals, but the two countries
relationship is in a good place.
Meanwhile, Chinese ambassador to the US
Sher fun delivering a keynote speech at
the 2025 Koulang forum said efforts
should be made to promote the sound and
sustained development of China US
relations. He stressed Beijing and
Washington need to stand for peace and
inject stability and certainty into the
world. The Global Times quoted Trump as
saying during the phone call that China
was a big part of the Allied victory in
World War II and Washington understands
how important the Taiwan issue is to
Beijing. The Xi Trump phone call took
place amid increasing tensions between
China and Japan prompted by Japanese
Prime Minister Sai Tukiji's comments
regarding her stance on Taiwan. Donal TV News.
News.
>> Thousands of Chinese tourists have
canled trips to Japan after tensions
between the two countries recently
escalated. When Japan's Prime Minister
Son Takayichi suggested Japan could
become militarily involved if there were
a conflict in the Taiwan Strait. This
tea room in Tokyo's Asakusa usually has
around 3,000 Chinese tourists visiting
each year where a classroom of up to 40
students can watch and experience a
traditional tea ceremony. Riier Ta says
she has been receiving cancellations
from Chinese visitors who couldn't
attend her classes. A volunteer tour
guide said if the number of Chinese
visitors dips, it would be a major blow
to for the people in this area. An
executive economist at Namura Research
Institute said if the current level of
travel advisory remains, it could cost
Japan 1.8 trillion yen or 11.5 billion
US, knocking 0.3 percentage points off
the country's already weak annual
economic growth.
And still ahead,
former Brazilian president Ja Borsardo
starts his long jail term
and English cities ready to charge
Welcome back. Ukrainian President
Vladimir Zalinski has told the coalition
of the willing that he is ready to meet
with US President Donald Trump and
discuss sensitive points relating to
ending the four-year war with Russia.
This as Russian forces stage a mass
drone attack on the Ukrainian city of
Zebasia, triggering fires and injuring
12 people. Tracy Feres has more.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force
One, US President Donald Trump expressed
optimism about the prospect of Russia
and Ukraine reaching a peace deal,
calling the status very close.
>> And we're having good talks.
It started with Russia. We're having
some talks with Russia. Ukraine is doing
well. I think they're pretty happy about
it. They'd like to see it end. And we
won't know for a little while, but we'll
we're making progress.
>> You said what are the big stages?
settled eight wars and I thought this
would be one of the easier ones because
of my relationship with President Putin,
but this is probably one of the more
difficult ones. There's a lot of hatred.
>> What's the next step?
>> They're going to keep talking. They're
talking to Russia now. Uh Steve Whit is
going over maybe with Jared. I'm not
sure about Jared going, but he's
involved in the process. Smart guy. And
uh they're going to be meeting with
President Putin, I believe, next week in
Moscow. One Ukrainian official who was
part of Ukraine's negotiating delegation
attending talks in Geneva said there is
no final version or framework for a
peace plan.
>> I would say there is no final version of
any peace framework so far. So the
document that was presented to Ukraine
and discussed in Geneva was
significantly transformed and it
reflects a lot of things that Ukraine
wanted to put there or to change or to
exclude from this plan. But there is no
final drop. This is Ukraine's Vladimir
Zalinski speaking via video link to
members of the coalition of the willing
said he is ready to meet with the US president
president
>> and I'm ready to meet with President
Trump and there are sensitive points to
discuss they we have them still and we
think that the presence of European
leaders could be helpful and let's
discuss some key issues today in a
closed format.
Meanwhile, constant missile and drone
attacks have turned the soil surrounding
Nats for gas facility in central Ukraine
from black to a rusty red.
>> The company's CEO said due to
destruction shelling, they have lost a
large part of Ukrainian gas production.
So now they are forced to import
additional volumes of gas. He said the
country needs 4.4 billion cubic meters
of gas during the heating season. Tracy
Furnus, TVB News.
Brazil's former president Ja Borsaro is
starting a 27-year prison term for
attempting a coup. The reaction in South
America's largest country has been a mix
of anger and jubilation. David Garrett reports.
reports.
>> The federal police headquarters in the
capital of Brazil where Ja Bolsinaro is
currently incarcerated and will stay
facing 27 years behind bars for plotting
a coup. The former president in a 12 m
square room since the weekend where he
was taken into custody fearing he could
flee amid planned protests outside small
demonstrations calling for Bolsinaro to
be let free. Anistia amnesty for
political prisoners. This sign says
these supporters say the charges and
sentence are politically motivated and
>> Opponents of Bosanaro CELEBRATING WILDLY.
WILDLY.
PRO OR anti-bsolinaro taking different
stances on the Supreme Court ruling
arguing outside the building where the
former Brazilian president is being held.
held.
We come and stand in defense of
democracy, says Keat Lima, who with
other critics never believed they'd see
Balssonaro jailed. They've caught
champagnes. They've made their chance.
And they celebrated what they think is
going to be a very long prison time for
the former president Mosanado at these
federal police facilities in Brazilia.
>> The 70-year-old was found guilty in
September of trying to change the result
of the 2022 presidential runoff that he
narrowly lost to Lewis Ignasio Lula
Dilva. The Supreme Court dismissed
claims from Bossaro's lawyers that their
client was in poor health and should
stay under house arrest as he had been
since August. The courts say he is a
flight risk amid reports he'd asked
Argentina's President Javier Malay and
Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban
for political asylum.
His sons visited their father saying he
>> Our doctor left his medication separated
so he does not mix them. He needs care
for hiccups. We are concerned. Senator
Flavio Bossinaro left after a halfhour
visit. His father's legal team told no
further appeals are possible. David
Garrett, TVB News.
>> A tourist tax is to be introduced across
England with local mayors imposing a
modest charge on overnight stays. The
revenue earned will be plowed back into
local transport and infrastructure.
Tracy Feres has more.
Tourists visiting England will now have
to dig a little deeper into their
pockets as local mayers introduce a
tourist levy, calling it a modest charge
on visitors staying in hotels, bed and
breakfast, guest houses, and holiday
lets. Officials said the measures would
bring cities in England in line with
other tourist destinations around the
world which charge a similar levy such
as in New York, Paris, and Milan. London
Mayor Sadi Khan welcomed the
announcement, saying, "It is great news
for London," adding, "The extra funding
will directly support London's economy
and help cement our reputation as a
global tourism and business
destination." Greater Manchester Mayor
Andy Bernham said, "Nearly 2 million
people all over the world choose to
visit Greater Manchester every year. The
money they spend contributes about 9
billion pounds annually to our economy,
supporting over a 100,000 jobs. The levy
will be invested in infrastructure as
well as keeping the streets clean and
enhancing the public transport systems
including later running buses and trams.
A research report from the Greater
London Authority in 2017 estimated a 5%
levy on accommodation could raise 239
million a year in the capital alone.
Tracy Furnis, TVB News. The marriage
allowance under Macau's social security
fund will rise from the current MOP 2220
to MOP 4,000 next year, marking an
increase of more than 80%.
>> If both newly wets meet the eligibility
requirements, they can each submit an
application, meaning a couple may
receive a total of MOP 8,000 in support.
Some residents say their family
originally asked them to get married
this year because it's an auspicious
year, but they consider postponing it
because of the allowance. The wedding
industry believes the policy could
benefit the sector by encouraging more
young people who might have wanted a
simple registration to consider holding
a proper ceremony. Macau lawmakers
remind couples that to receive the
marriage allowance, both partners must
have contributed to the social security
fund for at least 9 months. And that's
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