(1/2) Update regarding the Hong Kong Fire
We are now concerned about the maintenance netting used on buildings under renovation.
Several estates have already started removing their netting, including:
Elegance Garden, Victory Garden, Whampoa Garden, and Lok Sing Centre.
(1/11) I oppose any hasty government move to abandon bamboo scaffolding, a proven, resilient, and cost-effective engineering system that has served Hong Kong’s high-rise and complex urban environment for decades. #HongKongFire
And here is why:
(1/3) Regarding the Hong Kong fire: CNN quoted PolyU’s Prof. Huang saying bamboo is flammable, implying the bamboo scaffold was the main driver.
But multiple clips show the netting and wrap igniting, not the scaffold; most bamboo poles remained intact.