Chinese Military,Political and Social Superthread

[HavokFour]

This fire in Hong Kong is something else. A 5 alarm fire. Buildings too hot to enter. Hundreds missing. RIP to the victims.

Breaking | 36 dead, 279 missing in Hong Kong housing estate blaze

Another 29 people have been hospitalised, with seven in a critical condition as inferno ravages housing estate in Tai Po.

www.scmp.com

Good to know information, asking the government to follow its own laws and regulations is sedition.

HK man arrested for alleged sedition in relation to fatal Tai Po blaze

A HK man has been arrested on suspicion of sedition in relation to the fatal Tai Po fire, according to local media reports, citing unnamed sources.

hongkongfp.com

 

[Cloud Cover]

Low hundreds of millions would put it near the USA.

This would be noticed in consumption figures. (Food, fuel)

It's probably lower, but high hundreds of millions as a floor

Well according to David Eby they each own a vacant condo and an illegal secondary residence on their uncle's farm in BC. So they could be here...

 

[daftandbarmy]

Hundreds of domestic workers involved, and many still missing...

Hong Kong blaze spotlights enduring role of city's foreign domestic helpers​

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Hong Kong blaze spotlights enduring role of city's foreign domestic helpers

Among the missing are some of the city's 368,000 foreign domestic helpers, mostly women contracted from low-income Asian countries.

www.japantimes.co.jp

 

[dapaterson]

"Domestic helper", is that the euphemism we're using now?

 

[Colin Parkinson]

"Domestic helper", is that the euphemism we're using now?

To be fair, my sister inlaw in Malaysia employs a maid from Indonesia. The maid told me that working in Malaysia for 2 years, means she can then go home and buy a house, as the wage differential between places like Malaysia and Indonesia are significant. I can't speak for HK, but Malaysia does try to protect domestic helpers. (Imported construction workers not so much).

 

[daftandbarmy]

To be fair, my sister inlaw in Malaysia employs a maid from Indonesia. The maid told me that working in Malaysia for 2 years, means she can then go home and buy a house, as the wage differential between places like Malaysia and Indonesia are significant. I can't speak for HK, but Malaysia does try to protect domestic helpers. (Imported construction workers not so much).

And the best from HK get picked up by North Americans and, when they get here, can't believe how nice we are to them as compared to their former HK Chinese bosses

 

[daftandbarmy]

The bourgeoisie round up continues...

Hong Kong arrests 13 on suspicion of manslaughter over apartment fires​

Authorities face growing criticism for detaining at least two civilians who have called for accountability

Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested 13 people on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to last week’s devastating fire, as they face growing criticism from residents over the arrests under national security laws of at least two civilians calling for accountability.

Emergency services continued to search through the seven towers of the Wang Fuk Court estate in Tai Po on Monday, days after the city’s deadliest fire in 75 years. The death toll rose to 151 and is expected to rise further as the search continues. About 40 people are still missing.


The estate, home to almost 5,000 people, had been undergoing extensive renovations that have been linked to the fire’s cause. In the aftermath, anger has grown over alleged past safety violations by the construction company working at the site and lax enforcement of standards, fuelled by revelations that residents had been complaining about the renovations for a year.

On Monday afternoon, officials said anti-corruption authorities had arrested 13 people over the disaster so far, including the directors and an engineering consultant of a construction company, and had “immediately begun comprehensive investigation along the lines of manslaughter”.

Hong Kong arrests 13 on suspicion of manslaughter over apartment fires

Authorities face growing criticism for detaining at least two civilians who have called for accountability

www.theguardian.com

 

[Colin Parkinson]

To big to hide, so they need to round up some people to take the blame. Of course the CCP is not the problem.....

 

[daftandbarmy]

To big to hide, so they need to round up some people to take the blame. Of course the CCP is not the problem.....

From the article:

"As allegations of safety violations grow, alongside revelations that government authorities had issued multiple apparently unenforced warnings, residents have asked why no officials have yet faced consequences. Instead, two civilians were reportedly arrested by national security police."