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I like the idea of statues. But they need to be in front of the Japanese royal palace in Tokyo instead, facing an even more massive statue of Mao. And behind the statues of the Japanese war criminals should be a massive plaque listing all the crimes they have committed against China and all other nations. And Japan must pay for the entirety of the construction costs.
John Lee announced that emergency response mechanisms have been activated.https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1849855978425276352
The fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong has claimed 13 lives and injured 28 people.
John Lee announced that emergency response mechanisms have been activated.
What caused it? Looks multiple building fire...
Some speculate that construction workers were smoking on site.The scaffolding is made of bamboo.
The mainland Chinese authorities have outlawed the usage of bamboo scaffoldings 4 years ago, mandating the use of non-combustible steel scaffoldings in building construction/maintenance.
However, Hong Kong choose to not follow.
Actually, I remember seeing a TV program in HK years ago about a study done by one of the universities in HK comparing bamboo scaffolding to steel scaffolding. It basically concluded that bamboo scaffolding if made from bamboo of the right age was actually superior to steel scaffolding since it was lighter, more flexible, higher tensile strength, didn't heat up in the hot sun as much, and far cheaper and faster to construct. It was also more ecologically sustainable since bamboo is biodegradable and very commonplace.
The downside unfortunately was it required workers to be more experienced and skilled in tying up the bamboo to make the scaffolding (a dying industry since fewer and fewer people wanted to do such work) and fire risk.