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This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Substandard protective nets with defective fire retardant properties have been found at the residential estate where Hong Kong’s worst inferno in seven decades took place last week, authorities have said, while revealing that the death toll has risen to 151. Officials said on Monday that...

Hong Kong’s Legislative Council election will be held as scheduled on December 7, as recovery and rebuilding work from the city’s deadliest blaze in decades is proceeding largely smoothly, a source has told the Post. The insider said the decision to proceed with the poll as planned was also based on legal considerations, as postponing it could risk creating a constitutional crisis after December 31, when the current council’s term ends. “A lot of legislative work also needs to be done. The...

Le duel France-Italie continue en Coupe du Monde de cyclo-cross. Après la première manche remportée à Tabor par Soren Bruyère Joumard, cette fois-ci c'est Filippo Grigolini,...

Lise Revol (France) s'est imposée, ce dimanche, à Flamanville (Manche), lors de la deuxième manche de la Coupe du Monde de cyclo-cross dans la catégorie U19 Femmes. La Championne...