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Deadly fires were once a regular scourge in densely populated Hong Kong, especially in poorer neighbourhoods, but improved safety measures have made them far less common.

Deadly fires were once a a regular scourge in densely populated Hong Kong, especially in poorer neighbourhoods.

There has also been an online petition, signed by over one million people, calling for the government to take an even tougher stance against the scourge.

Long the scourge of water companies for blocking pipes, a ban on the sale of wet wipes made of plastic will be signed into law later today.

The vote is taking place amid unprecedented violence sparked by turf wars and side hustles of drug trafficking gangs, a scourge which Noboa has vowed to tackle with a firm hand.