At the latest hearing into Hong Kong's deadly November 2025 Tai Po fire, survivors testified on Monday praising Pak Shui-lin, who knocked on neighbours' doors to warn them during the blaze but died in it. Her husband Sdanni Yip Ka-kui and neighbour Lam Yin-ming said her actions were heroic yet 'a natural one that everyone would do', adding she 'did not deserve to suffer such a fate'.
The fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on November 26, 2025, lasted 43 hours, destroyed seven of eight blocks including Wang Tai House, killed 168 people, and displaced nearly 5,000 residents.
Sdanni Yip Ka-kui, Pak Shui-lin's husband, and neighbour Lam Yin-ming, both from Wang Tai House, testified at the fifth session of the judge-led independent committee's evidential hearing on March 30. They lauded Pak's kindness in alerting residents on her floor, saving many lives, but lamented her death.
'I would say her move to knock on the doors is a natural one,' Yip said. 'It is a simple move that everyone would do.' The pair agreed she 'did not deserve to suffer such a fate'.
The inquiry continues to probe the cause of the blaze.
