Hongkongers gathered on Friday to pay their last respects to the firefighter who died battling the Tai Po blaze, as his hearse passed the site of the inferno and fire station he served in en route to the burial grounds in Gallant Garden, in a funeral procession with full honours.
The Fire Services Department held an official funeral for the late Ho Wai-ho at Universal Funeral Parlour in Hung Hom at 10am, attended by the chief executive and other top government officials, as well as the city’s...
Fallen firefighter honoured in funeral procession as Hongkongers gather to pay tribute
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Source: scmp.com

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