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Hong Kong acts to quell anger after deadly building blaze

Police arrested three people so far, as the government warned against attempts to stoke unrest.

A woman fixes a written note outside the Wang Fuk Court on Nov 30, in the aftermath of the deadly fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district.

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The works are required to connect the East-West Line to the new East Coast Integrated Depot.

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