Paul Marriott

@PalomaPrietoV Thanks for everything! All the best. 🙏🏻

@pcmarriott Hi Paul, it's Paloma here from the BBC News Channel. Could you follow me to send you a DM? thanks!

Just to clarify my position on the whole bamboo scaffolding debate: 1. I absolutely love bamboo scaffolding – no question about it. 2. Strength, low cost, and ease of transport make it an ideal and highly practical resource in Hong Kong. On top of that, it has been used here for many decades and forms an important part of our city’s culture and heritage. 3. That said, while I’m genuinely fond of it, I am by no means an expert on the full biological or physical properties of bamboo. When I’ve described it as “flammable” in interviews, that has been based purely on gut feeling and a cautious “perhaps” when pressed by media outlets. Although bamboo is far from perfect, I do NOT believe it was the cause of the Tai Po fires, nor that it spread the blaze upwards and across the towers at Wang Fuk Court. Hong Kong has been using bamboo scaffolding for longer than most of us have been alive, and in all that time we have never seen a flood of reports blaming bamboo scaffolding for starting or fuelling major fires. If it were truly such a liability, how on earth have we managed to keep using it for so long? 4. Hong Kong may well decide to switch to metal scaffolding one day, but, like a great deal of things in my life - c’est la vie, that isn’t my decision to make. It will come down entirely to whether there is a genuine, proven need. 5. I’m an IT and digital-media professional, not an architect, structural engineer, or construction expert. Thank you! 😎🙏🏻 Godspeed. – Paul Marriott ❤️ to the victims of the Tai Po fire disasters. Heart and prayers go out to all of you. #taipo #hk #hongkong #wangfukcourt #bambooscaffolding #bamboo

Heartbroken by the devastating fire in Hong Kong. Everyone affected is in our thoughts and we are thankful for the first responders. Apple is donating to relief efforts on the ground.

@JoyceSpct Hi Joyce, Sure please go ahead (Yes to 1 + 2). Thanks!

@pcmarriott Hi, Paul. Its Joyce from Spectee again. 1. Did you also take these aftermath videos yourself? 2. May we and our media partners use them with credit to you? 3. Also, could you confirm the shooting date/time/location? Thanks

AFTERMATH (Thu 27). Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po HK. #taipo #hk #hongkong #fire #disaster #wangfukcourt

@AndrzejNews Hi Andrzej, sure please go ahead. Thanks

@pcmarriott Hi again @pcmarriott ! I'm with an online news agency, Vidava. I wanted to ask — may I also use these videos as well, with full credit to you? Thank you!

The Day After: Aftermath of Wang Fuk Court Building Fire - Tai Po, Hong Kong (raw, unedited) - 27/11/2025 #wangfukcourt #fire #taipo #hongkong #hk #buildingfire

@Thais_pz Hi Thais. Yes, these are my videos, and yes you may use them. Thanks

@pcmarriott Hi Paul, this is Thais again, with EBU News. I hope you're ok. Did you film these videos? If so, may we please have permission to use them with courtesy to you, as per news-exchange.ebu.ch/clearance ?

@vladivalz Hi Vladislav. Thanks for reaching out! Yes, I filmed them, and yes please go ahead and use them. Thanks again.

Hey Paul! Wow, that video from Tai Po is truly incredible and intense. We at VBear media were wondering if you filmed it? We'd love to share it with our media partners under a non-exclusive license, of course with credit to you. Could you also let us know the date and location of the video? Thanks! vbear.media/permission

One of the most shocking things to ever witness at Tai Po, HK. Burning buildings at Wang Cheong House, Wang Fuk Court. #taipo #hk #hongkong #fire #disaster #wangfukcourt

@JoyceSpct Hi Joyce, thanks for reaching out. 1. Yes, these are my videos. 2. Sure, please go ahead and use them with credit to me. 3. The videos were mainly filmed at the pedestrian / bicycle path near Nam Wan Road (also opposite Wong Shiu Chi Secondary School or WSCSS) 4:25-5:45pm

@pcmarriott Hi, I'm with an online news agency, Spectee. 1. Did you take these videos yourself? 2. May we and our media partners use them with credit to you? 3. Also, could you confirm the shooting date/time/location? Thanks!

@NativeTAgency Hi Melanie. Thanks for reaching out. Sure, I’m happy for you to use the footage. Go for it, thanks!

Hello Paul, I'm Melanie from Native Team Agency. We’re keen to feature your video of the burning buildings at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, Hong Kong in a story across our platforms and those of our partners, with full credit to you. Do you agree with that? You can find more details at bit.ly/4hSAo3J

Batch 2 of videos: One of the most shocking things to ever witness at Tai Po, HK. Burning buildings at Wang Cheong House, Wang Fuk Court. #taipo #hk #hongkong #fire #disaster #wangfukcourt

@StringerViral Hi there. Yes, it’s my video, and yes you may use it. Thanks.

@pcmarriott Hello , I hope you are fine . I am a journalist with a London based news agency . Is this your video ? We would like to use it for our coverage and to distribute it with our media partners with Credit to you . Can you please follow me back for DM . Thanks

@TWytrychowski Unfortunately, this is Hong Kong where space is scarce. Many things are packed together in one of the most densely populated cities, if not THE most densely populated cities in the world.

@pcmarriott That's why they should build separate buildings with some distance so the fire can't spread.

@StringerViral Hi there - not sure if I responded earlier, but in any case: Yes these are my videos and yes, you may use them. Thanks!

@pcmarriott Hello , I hope you are fine . I am a journalist with a London based news agency . Is this your video ? We would like to use it for our coverage and to distribute it with our media partners with Credit to you . Can you please follow me back for DM . Thanks

@cocizeqiri Hi Majlinda. Sure thing - please keep in touch. Thanks

@pcmarriott hI Paul! trying to contact for an interview on BBC radio ref fire please

@AndrzejNews Hi there - not sure if I responded earlier, but in any case: Yes, these are my videos, and yes you may use them. Thanks!

@pcmarriott Hi @pcmarriott , I'm with an online news agency, Vidava. Is this your video? We would like to use it for our coverage and distribute it to our media partners. May we use it with credit to you? Thanks!

@CanucksFan80 Hey Rajeev. Actually, we live in Hung Hom. Tai Po is my workplace, which I have been a part of for the past 15 years. Agreed…just surreal!

@pcmarriott Geez. Just unreal to see. Hope you’re safe man. Do you guys live far from there?

@newthursdaybird Thanks - am happy to be interviewed, although I mainly use English.

@pcmarriott Thanks Paul. By the way, can you help me to make a short interview by using Zoom? May be 15 to 20 minutes. I have a translator here with me who can speak Cantonese, so it is OK to speak in Cantonese through the Zoom interview.

@pcmarriott Hello, I'm a TV Asahi Morning Show staff. Could we use this video on our tv show？and Could we use this video on our tv show too？youtube.com/watch?v=1bI21E…

@vladivalz Hi Vladislav, Sure thing. Thanks for reaching out!

Hey Paul! Wow, that video of the burning buildings at Wang Cheong House in Tai Po is intense. Your footage really captures the moment. We at VBear media, along with our media partners, would love to share this video. Could we use it under a non-exclusive license with credit to you? Also, could you let us know when exactly this happened? Thanks! vbear.media/permission