Red-faced Hong Kong school sorry after teacher cites Tai Po blaze in fire drill

2026-02-03 - 10:58

A secondary school in Hong Kong has apologised after a teacher was criticised for citing the deadly Wang Fuk Court blaze as an example to urge students to take a fire drill seriously. The MKMCF Ma Chan Duen Hey Memorial College in Tseung Kwan O on Tuesday said it was aware of the incident that took place last Friday and had initiated a crisis response plan. “The school acknowledged that some individual faculty and staff had used inappropriate language and expressions, and expressed its deepest...