Hong Kong Fire: Dissent and Alarm under the National Security Law

Yiu, H-Y

Hong Kong Fire: Dissent and Alarm under the National Security Law

Yiu, H-Y

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Citation:: 2025
Issue Date:: 2025-12-15

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dc.contributor.author	Yiu, H-Y
dc.date.accessioned	2025-12-17T14:29:00Z
dc.date.available	2025-12-17T14:29:00Z
dc.date.issued	2025-12-15
dc.identifier.citation	2025
dc.identifier.issn	2053-8626
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/190959
dc.description.abstract	The November 26, 2025, fire at Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court—the deadliest in a century, killing at least 160—exposed government negligence and triggered grassroots aid networks reminiscent of 2019 protests. Public demands for accountability clashed with the 2020 National Security Law (NSL), as authorities framed criticism and mourning as subversion, leading to arrests, surveillance, and suppression of memorials. This overreach highlights the NSL's limitations against non-political livelihood issues, revealing brittle political dormancy and persistent underlying resentment.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	E-International Relations
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Hong Kong Fire: Dissent and Alarm under the National Security Law
dc.type	Internet Publication
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/School of International Studies and Education
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/Science Related HDR Students
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Abstract:

The November 26, 2025, fire at Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court—the deadliest in a century, killing at least 160—exposed government negligence and triggered grassroots aid networks reminiscent of 2019 protests. Public demands for accountability clashed with the 2020 National Security Law (NSL), as authorities framed criticism and mourning as subversion, leading to arrests, surveillance, and suppression of memorials. This overreach highlights the NSL's limitations against non-political livelihood issues, revealing brittle political dormancy and persistent underlying resentment.

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