Antony Dapiran

In response to an order from the Buildings Department, as of December 9, scaffold nets had been removed from the external walls of all 230 private buildings #WangFukCourt news.gov.hk/eng/2025/12/20…

My piece on the Tai Po fires for the @guardian // “The cauterisation of HK’s civil society has meant that the grassroots activism that would traditionally have occurred in response to such a tragedy is no longer possible.” theguardian.com/world/commenti…

‘Patriots only’ poll: 4 arrests over social media comments allegedly urging election boycott or invalid ballots. In full: hongkongfp.com/2025/12/07/pat…

Voters were handed a "thank you" card after casting their ballot in the "patriots only" election on Sunday. As of 1.30pm, 15.18 per cent of registered geographical constituency voters had cast a ballot. By this time in 2021, 14.39 per cent had turned out, but polls opened an hour later. In full: buff.ly/SBCMgRb Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.

‘Don’t say we didn’t warn you’: China’s nat. sec office in Hong Kong summons international media. In full: hongkongfp.com/2025/12/06/don…

Political commentator Wong On-yin has also been arrested for #sedition, police quoting him as saying the Chinese gov't's disaster relief efforts re the fire are just a show. He's the 4th person arrested for sedition in relation to the crackdown in HK on speech about the fire.

Hong Kong YouTuber arrested for sedition over ‘depraved’ Tai Po fire remarks – reports. In full: hongkongfp.com/2025/12/04/hon…

Faster than one can say “national security threat”, the Hong Kong Police’s National Security Division has, in connection with the Tao Po Fires, arrested a university student who started a concern group and disseminated a leaflet with calls for (1) further support for victims; (2) an independent inquiry into potential systemic and corruption issues which led to the disaster; (3) reforms to the regulation of construction works projects; and (4) that officials who fell short in events/policies that led to the disaster be held accountable. Such demands would be considered the basic starting point in any democracy where such disasters have happened, and are not dissimilar to those demanded by @GrenfellUnited all those years ago. And yet in post-national security crackdown Hong Kong, one gets locked up for making such demands. Another irony in all this is that in Mainland China itself, it is now standard for local officials to be forced to step down after disasters, whereas in Hong Kong even just calling for official accountability can get you arrested for being a national security threat. WESTERN MEDIA, IT REALLY IS TIME YOU STOP JUST REPEATING HONG KONG GOVERNMENT LINES AND SHOWING INAGES OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN “MOURNING” PHOTO OPS, AND SEEING THE DISASTER AND ITS AFTERMATH FOE WHAT IT REALLY IS.

Volunteers had gathered with donations and supplies for those affected by the fatal block fire in Hong Kong, but in less than 24 hours, authorities had almost completely cleared the square. Sky's @HelenAnnSmith0 reports. 🔗 trib.al/R3HEkiG