SHOWS: HONG KONG, CHINA (DECEMBER 7, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. FLORAL TRIBUTES NEXT TO WANG FUK COURT HOUSING ESTATE, SITE OF DEADLY FIRE

2. CONDOLENCE CARD READING (English): "MAY YOU REST IN PEACE. MAY YOUR FAMILIES BE COMFORTED. YOU ARE LOVED AND REMEMBERED."

3. CONDOLENCE CARD READING (Chinese): "ACCOMPANY"

4. FLORAL TRIBUTES

5. POLICE NEAR FLORAL TRIBUTE SITE

6. NAME PLATE AT ENTRANCE OF POLLING STATION IN TAI PO, READING (Chinese and English): "HONG KONG TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION LEE HENG KWEI SECONDARY SCHOOL"

7. GATES OF POLLING STATION OPENING

8. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ENTERING AND EXITING POLLING STATION

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) ARTHUR CHAN, 68, TAI PO RESIDENT, SAYING:

"I was worried that the fire at Wang Fuk Court will lead to a low turnout rate. As a Hong Kong resident, what happened at the fire is already in the past, I hope everyone can come out to vote. The government acted fast enough for the fire, so I am supporting this government and the election."

10. HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION BANNER

11. STAFF AT POLLING STATION

12. WOMAN EXITING POLLING STATION PUSHING STROLLER

13. (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) TERRANCE TSE, 40, ACCOUNTANT, SAYING:

"I did not have many expectations for this election. It does not affect me now that the election is held as planned. But for other residents, after the fire had happened, this election event might impact their mood in a bad way."

14. VARIOUS OF MAN ENTERING POLLING STATION AND READING CANDIDATES' INFORMATION

15. (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) SIT OI-CHUN, 63, TAI PO RESIDENT, SAYING:

"I kept calling her (friend who died in fire) but she did not pick up the phone. I did not know how she was. Someone said they saw her and knew that she was not able to escape the fire. They told her to go back home and block the door gaps with towels, but she could not find any. She died in the fire."

16. PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF POLLING STATION

17. STAFF AT POLLING STATION

18. (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) SIT OI-CHUN, 63, TAIPO RESIDENT, SAYING:

"It is good to have someone elected. They might be able to help those affected. They will not disturb the society. They will not turn the society into chaos."

19. VARIOUS OF HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTION BANNER

20. VARIOUS OF NOTICE READING (English): "IMPORTANT NOTICE: THE MEMORIAL ACTIVITIES AT KWONG FUK SITING-OUT AREA WILL END ON DECEMBER 7, 2025 AT 23:59:59."

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STORY: Hong Kong's citizens voted on Sunday (December 7) in an election where the focus is on turnout, with residents grieving and traumatised after the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years and the authorities scrambling to avoid a broader public backlash.

Security was tight in the northern district of Tai Po, close to the border with mainland China, where the fire engulfed seven towers at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate. Roughly 100 police patrolled the area around Wang Fuk Court early on Sunday.

The city is holding elections for the Legislative Council, in which only candidates vetted as "patriots" by the China-backed Hong Kong government may run.

Eager to contain public dismay, authorities have launched criminal and corruption investigations into the blaze, which killed at least 159 people.

A handwritten sign at a memorial site near the burned-out towers said authorities planned to clear the area after the election concludes close to midnight.