Residents in Hong Kong on Saturday (November 29) left flowers and handwritten notes at a makeshift memorial near the high-rise apartment complex where 128 people are known to have died in a massive fire.

The toll is likely to rise with 150 still missing days after the disaster.

Authorities have arrested 14 people in connection with the city's worst blaze in nearly 80 years as they investigate possible corruption and the use of unsafe materials during renovations at the Wang Fuk Court complex.

Rescue operations at the site in the district of Tai Po, near the border with mainland China, concluded on Friday, though police say they may find more bodies as they comb through the hazardous, burnt-out buildings in coming weeks.

Police revised down the number of people unaccounted for to 150 from 200 on Saturday, after confirming with some relatives that they had managed to reconnect with loved ones they initially reported as missing.

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HONG KONG, CHINA (NOVEMBER 29, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. FLOWERS LEFT AT SCENE

2. PEOPLE LEAVING FLOWERS ON GROUND

3. PEOPLE QUEUING

4. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE IN QUEUE HOLDING FLOWERS

5. (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) 25-YEAR-OLD HOTEL CLERK, TOMMY CHEUNG, SAYING:

“A human with flesh and blood, who saw this tragedy, will pay tribute with flowers. That’s the best we can do to commemorate and mark this event.”

6. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE IN QUEUE HOLDING FLOWERS

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) 25-YEAR-OLD HOTEL CLERK, TOMMY CHEUNG, SAYING:

“My mood is not good. This should not have happened normally in 2025 in Hong Kong if all the standards were met.”

8. PEOPLE IN QUEUE WITH HIGH-RISE BUILDING IN BACKGROUND

9. BLACKENED HIGH-RISE BUILDING WITH BAMBOO SCAFFOLDING

10. PEOPLE IN QUEUE HOLDING FLOWERS

11. (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) 40-YEAR-OLD BUSINESS OWNER, HELEN WEN, SAYING:

“It was very heavy and I felt down. I felt like we could not do too much, so I come to give my condolences. It also gives a warning to the people that are alive. We should focus on safety and live in the moment.”

12. FLOWERS WITH HANDWRITTEN MESSAGES IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH

13. PLACARD SAYING (Chinese):

“It’s not the bamboo that needs to be examined; it’s the system.”

14. (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) 40-YEAR-OLD BUSINESS OWNER, HELEN WEN, SAYING:

“I trust that the government will investigate this transparently and they will let people know. I hope the affected family will be settled.”

15. VARIOUS OF PERSON WRITING A MESSAGE WHILE READING FROM PHONE

16. STICKY NOTES WITH MESSAGES IN THE SHAPE OF A HEART

17. VARIOUS OF YOUNG GIRLS WRITING MESSAGES ON STICKY NOTES

18. VARIOUS OF YOUNG GIRL HOLDING UP MESSAGE ON STICKY NOTE

19. (SOUNDBITE) (English) 10-YEAR-OLD TAI PO RESIDENT, YANTING CHIN, SAYING:

“There is a big fire in Hong Kong, Tai Po, and a lot of families lost their homes and their family. I wish all of them can be faster to find back their family and have a normal life.”

20. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE READING WALL OF STICKY NOTES

21. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CHECKING PRODUCTS AT SUPERMARKET