Bamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fire

Hong Kong is one of the last places in the world where bamboo is widely used by construction workers https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/26/bamboo-scaffolding-may-be-to-blame-for-spread-of-hong-kong-tower-block-fire  

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3334217/major-fire-hong-kongs-tai-po-leaves-2-severely-burned-residents-trapped

https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/624460

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Fuk_Court_fire

Could this be the end for Andrew, the former prince? | 60 Minutes Australia

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk-9SfptZlU  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=former+Prince+Andrew

Singapore vs. HK

The Harsh Truth About Expat Life in Singapore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlHycW2Eue8 

Brit explains Hong Kong after 60 years living there https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dJF89_sHVI

Building collapse in Bangkok following 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar

https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/building-collapse-reported-in-bangkok-following-7-9-magnitude-earthquake-in-myanmar/

A building hasn't reached its full strength potential until the main part of the construction process is completed.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250328-panic-on-the-streets-of-bangkok-as-quake-collapses-skyscraper

A building collapse during the construction process can be more dangerous, because of all the extra construction vehicles, machinery, materials and equipment. 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2989931/quake-hit-bangkok-declared-disaster-area

Of course no building is indestructible from an earthquake, or other things.

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14546643/Shocking-videos-devastating-scale-earthquake-skyscrapers-collapsing-pools-crowds-running.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_Thailand#Tallest_completed_buildings

https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/companies/bangkok-skytrain-suspended-after-7-7-magnitude-earthquake-4867198.html

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/terror-commuters-bangkok-skytrain-shakes-135746637.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_Thailand#Under_construction

Bangkok is a tall building city like, Tokyo, Shanghai, HK, Seoul, Singapore, Kuala_Lumpur, Jakarta, Mumbai, Melbourne, Sydney, Ackland, LA, SF and Seattle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_Thailand#Approved_and_proposed

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Earthquake+in+Myanmar

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=earthquakes

The earthquake in Myanmar

 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15q5zegd34o

Myanmar doesn't have tall buildings, compared to many other cities.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/28/myanmar-earthquake-thailand-bangkok-mandalay-latest-news-updates

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/myanmar-earthquake-live-updates-jolts-myanmar-bangkok-china-thailand-epicenter-tremors-felt/liveblog/119639391.cms

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/strong-earthquake-central-myanmar-panic-bangkok-2025-03-28/

How well would have buildings that were a few times taller hold up?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Myanmar

Diamond_Inya_Palace is still the tallest in Yangon. - Estimated to be about 122 m (400 ft) tall

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Myanmar#Tallest_under_construction

The building heights in Yangon are even more limited than those in Honolulu or SD.

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geology/earth-hazards/earthquakes/where-do-earthquakes-occur/

Several cities can be affected by earthquakes, but they still build up big and tall.

Of course Tokyo, Shanghai, HK, Seoul, Singapore, Kuala_Lumpur, Jakarta, Mumbai, Melbourne, Sydney, Ackland, LA, SF & Seattle, aren't afraid to build much taller structures, despite many cities being in an earthquake zone.

Jardine House, HK

The Jardine_House tower was the first office building in HK permitted to have more than 50 floors. Today, its just an average big building there.

Roof	178.5 m (585.6 ft)
Top floor	168.5 m (552.8 ft)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardine_House#Gallery

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong-Timeline_of_tallest_buildings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Hong_Kong#Tallest_buildings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Hong_Kong#Tallest_under_construction_or_proposed

Hong Kong jumps to ninth spot in global talent ranking but Singapore still top in Asia

 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3279135/hong-kong-jumps-9th-spot-global-talent-ranking-singapore-still-top-asia?module=top_story&pgtype=section

In several ways, Singapore is a much freer place than HK.

https://air-corporate.com/blog/hong-kong-vs-singapore-which-place-is-best-for-bus/

https://awaytothecity.com/hong-kong-vs-singapore/

https://medium.com/asian-mosaic/singapore-vs-hong-kong-pros-and-cons-9b571c6fc4ef

https://versus.com/en/hong-kong-vs-singapore

https://statrys.com/blog/hong-kong-vs-singapore

https://gbe.com.hk/real-estate/__trashed/

https://goocalnet.blogspot.com/2016/06/do-you-know-how-big-is-singapore.html

First person convicted under Hong Kong’s new security law is sentenced to 14 months in prison

 https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-security-law-first-sentence-9982e169f570251d5e30d82724d6fd5a?utm_source=RecoReel&utm_medium=articlePage&utm_id=Taboola

Of course there used to be a time when HK was a much safer and freer place.

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/09/hong-kong-t-shirt-sedition-sentencing-shows-malice-of-new-national-security-legislation/

https://hongkongfp.com/2024/09/19/hong-kong-man-pleads-guilty-to-sedition-under-new-security-law-over-graffiti-left-on-back-of-bus-seats/

Digital Hamsters in HK?

 https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3164231/nft-hamsters-project-launched-hong-kong-amid-public-backlash-over

Unfortunately, having your hamster or other pets killed and replaced with digital versions, doesn't really bring them back.

https://fortune.com/2022/01/21/hong-kong-hamster-cull-covid-nft-resurrect-pets-online

Sure people will have pictures and videos of their pets, but once they have died, that's it for them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_simulation_game#Digital_pets

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/20/hong-kong-hamsters-covid

https://hongkongfp.com/2022/01/20/covid-19-hamsters-abandoned-in-streets-as-hong-kong-announces-mass-cull-ngos-shocked-concerned/

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-warns-people-stop-trying-prevent-covid-hamster-cull-2022-01-21

"The day Hong Kong decided to kill 2,000 of the cuddly creatures to fall in line with China’s zero-Covid policy marks a new, dystopian low." https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-01-19/killing-hamsters-drives-hong-kong-to-new-low-in-meeting-china-s-zero-covid-dream

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/18/hong-kong-cull-thousands-hamsters-covid-pet-shop-virus-animals

The 6th Day - RePet TV Spot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOBjNo5sIgI

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Artificial+Animals+and+Digital+Pets

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=hamsters

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=mice