John Herbert (hong kong)
@johnherbert.bsky.social
british engineer stationed in HK
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Hong Kong fire and Grenfell are just alike. Fire spreading through unsafe building materials installed due to penny-pinching, killing dozens. One difference: before the HK fire is even out three executives at contractors have been arrested, eight years after Grenfell no-one has been arrested.
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Hong Kong fire and Grenfell are just alike. Fire spreading through unsafe building materials installed due to penny-pinching, killing dozens. One difference: before the HK fire is even out three executives at contractors have been arrested, eight years after Grenfell no-one has been arrested.
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SCMP has a list of charities and organizations accepting donations to support the people affected by the Tai Po fire, including GovHK's newly established HK$300M fund.
• Beware of fraudsters and use only established charities and organizations
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
• Beware of fraudsters and use only established charities and organizations
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
Want to donate in cash or kind? How to help Hong Kong’s embattled fire victims
Hong Kong community has rallied to support displaced families with organisations establishing collection points for essential supplies.
www.scmp.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
SCMP has a list of charities and organizations accepting donations to support the people affected by the Tai Po fire, including GovHK's newly established HK$300M fund.
• Beware of fraudsters and use only established charities and organizations
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
• Beware of fraudsters and use only established charities and organizations
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
There is a huge story breaking from folks I produce podcasts with - were the Tai Po housing estate buildings in Hong Kong under-insured? Are the victims about to get more bad news - about the value of their homes and the payouts they may/may not receive? insuranceasianews.com/hong-kong-ho...
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
There is a huge story breaking from folks I produce podcasts with - were the Tai Po housing estate buildings in Hong Kong under-insured? Are the victims about to get more bad news - about the value of their homes and the payouts they may/may not receive? insuranceasianews.com/hong-kong-ho...
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A security guard called police at 3am this morning after spotting five election posters which were damaged at an estate in Shek Kip Mei.
Police are investigating with no arrests made
www.hk01.com/%E7%AA%81%E7...
Police are investigating with no arrests made
www.hk01.com/%E7%AA%81%E7...
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
A security guard called police at 3am this morning after spotting five election posters which were damaged at an estate in Shek Kip Mei.
Police are investigating with no arrests made
www.hk01.com/%E7%AA%81%E7...
Police are investigating with no arrests made
www.hk01.com/%E7%AA%81%E7...
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
Anyway, Hong Kong and the GBA should host the 2036 Olympics. In this essay I will ...
A computer failure meant 2,000 runners had to wait up to 2 hours to get their bags following the Hong Kong Streetathon, which ended at the western end of the Central Kowloon Bypass.
"A signal failure prevented the scanners from syncing with the database"
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
"A signal failure prevented the scanners from syncing with the database"
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
Streetathon sorry again for baggage collection chaos - RTHK
The organisation behind the Hong Kong Streetathon on Monday again apologised to runners who had trouble retrieving their...
news.rthk.hk
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Anyway, Hong Kong and the GBA should host the 2036 Olympics. In this essay I will ...
Hong Kong has many more cases of Legionnaires' Disease than Singapore #legionella #singapore #hongkong
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Hong Kong has many more cases of Legionnaires' Disease than Singapore #legionella #singapore #hongkong
Hong Kong breaking more records 🏆🏆 with 147 Legionnaires Disease cases so far this year #legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Hong Kong breaking more records 🏆🏆 with 147 Legionnaires Disease cases so far this year #legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
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Essentially, what they are saying is: it will bring lots of benefits, but we haven't done a cost-benefit analysis. Our Hong Kong Foundation is truly the dumbest think tank
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
Think tank calls for HK-Shenzhen airport rail link - RTHK
A think tank on Thursday proposed building an inter-airport railway between Hong Kong and Shenzhen to better integrate t...
news.rthk.hk
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Essentially, what they are saying is: it will bring lots of benefits, but we haven't done a cost-benefit analysis. Our Hong Kong Foundation is truly the dumbest think tank
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
The new generation of Teddy Ruxpin has taken a dark turn
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The new generation of Teddy Ruxpin has taken a dark turn
updated: Hong Kong Legionnaires' Disease outbreak threats in 2025
#coolingtowers #legionella #hongkong #acmv #hvac open.substack.com/pub/legionel...
#coolingtowers #legionella #hongkong #acmv #hvac open.substack.com/pub/legionel...
Hong Kong Hazardous Cooling Towers 2025
by John Herbert 21 November 2025 (updated)
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
updated: Hong Kong Legionnaires' Disease outbreak threats in 2025
#coolingtowers #legionella #hongkong #acmv #hvac open.substack.com/pub/legionel...
#coolingtowers #legionella #hongkong #acmv #hvac open.substack.com/pub/legionel...
Is this a new Legionnaires' disease outbreak, or did they discover the cause of the longstanding LD cases in Milan, Italy #legionella #milan
È ACCADUTO IERI: Focolaio di Legionella a Milano: 1 morto e 11 casi in zona San Siro: in corso le indagini di Ats ... LEGGI TUTTO #Legionella #Milano #SanSiro #SalutePubblica #AgenziaDiTutelaDellaSalute
Focolaio di Legionella a Milano: 1 morto e 11 casi in zona San Siro: in corso le indagini di Ats
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Milano sotto osservazione dopo che l’Agenzia di Tutela della Salute (ATS) ha segnalato un sospetto focolaio di legionella nel quartiere di San Siro, nella zona di via Rembrandt. Secondo le autorità sanitarie, sono 11 i...
dlvr.it
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Is this a new Legionnaires' disease outbreak, or did they discover the cause of the longstanding LD cases in Milan, Italy #legionella #milan
This has much wider implications, are you're control circuits up to scratch? A simple wiring mistake in a terminal block caused the Dali to strike Francis Scott Key Bridge
youtu.be/bu7PJoxaMZg?...
youtu.be/bu7PJoxaMZg?...
NTSB Animation - Containership Dali Contact with Francis Scott Key Bridge
YouTube video by NTSBgov
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November 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This has much wider implications, are you're control circuits up to scratch? A simple wiring mistake in a terminal block caused the Dali to strike Francis Scott Key Bridge
youtu.be/bu7PJoxaMZg?...
youtu.be/bu7PJoxaMZg?...
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
Some residents of Taikoo Shing saw bitumen in their water on Sunday
• WSD had temporarily directed water supply causing a water pressure change which released bitumen in the water supply
• Filter repaired; cleaning of pipes and tanks expected to be completed Monday
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
• WSD had temporarily directed water supply causing a water pressure change which released bitumen in the water supply
• Filter repaired; cleaning of pipes and tanks expected to be completed Monday
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
Test results and WSD's follow-up work regarding water supply incident affecting some Taikoo Shing residents
Regarding the appearance of black particles in the drinking water of some buildings in Taikoo Shing, the Water Supplies Department (WSD) had earlier collected water samples from some...
www.info.gov.hk
November 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Some residents of Taikoo Shing saw bitumen in their water on Sunday
• WSD had temporarily directed water supply causing a water pressure change which released bitumen in the water supply
• Filter repaired; cleaning of pipes and tanks expected to be completed Monday
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
• WSD had temporarily directed water supply causing a water pressure change which released bitumen in the water supply
• Filter repaired; cleaning of pipes and tanks expected to be completed Monday
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
✅ Record breaking 144 cases of Legionnaires' Disease reported so far, and about 5 weeks left until the year end
-- highest since records began
#legionella #legionairesdisease #hongkong
-- highest since records began
#legionella #legionairesdisease #hongkong
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
✅ Record breaking 144 cases of Legionnaires' Disease reported so far, and about 5 weeks left until the year end
-- highest since records began
#legionella #legionairesdisease #hongkong
-- highest since records began
#legionella #legionairesdisease #hongkong
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
Hongkongers returned to Hong Kong after a tour in Tianjin and Beijing, around 26-30 October 2025, CHP identified two cases of Legionnaires’ disease, classed as imported cases #legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong #beijing
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Hongkongers returned to Hong Kong after a tour in Tianjin and Beijing, around 26-30 October 2025, CHP identified two cases of Legionnaires’ disease, classed as imported cases #legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong #beijing
Record breaking 140 Legionnaires' Disease cases so far.
Unusually, CHP has not called for EMSD's to investigate, not once!
(17/11/2025)
#legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
Unusually, CHP has not called for EMSD's to investigate, not once!
(17/11/2025)
#legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Record breaking 140 Legionnaires' Disease cases so far.
Unusually, CHP has not called for EMSD's to investigate, not once!
(17/11/2025)
#legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
Unusually, CHP has not called for EMSD's to investigate, not once!
(17/11/2025)
#legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
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Monday morning doomscroll interruption via science news: "This discovery suggests a new paradigm for antibiotic discovery... It could ultimately help save many of the estimated 1.1 million lives lost each year to antimicrobial resistance."
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Monday morning doomscroll interruption via science news: "This discovery suggests a new paradigm for antibiotic discovery... It could ultimately help save many of the estimated 1.1 million lives lost each year to antimicrobial resistance."
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
Hong Kong developer Parkview is in doo-doo:
• A US$940 million is due Friday; Parkview wants to extend it by a year, but not all banks have agreed to a deal.
• Banks face a dilemma: extend the deadline which solves nothing, or risk potential Parkview default
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
• A US$940 million is due Friday; Parkview wants to extend it by a year, but not all banks have agreed to a deal.
• Banks face a dilemma: extend the deadline which solves nothing, or risk potential Parkview default
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China Property Woes Put $1 Billion of Loans at Risk in Just Days
Banks in Asia are getting caught in the latest flare-ups in China’s real estate crisis, as more than $1 billion in property-backed loans is at risk of default unless extension or refinancing deals can...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Hong Kong developer Parkview is in doo-doo:
• A US$940 million is due Friday; Parkview wants to extend it by a year, but not all banks have agreed to a deal.
• Banks face a dilemma: extend the deadline which solves nothing, or risk potential Parkview default
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
• A US$940 million is due Friday; Parkview wants to extend it by a year, but not all banks have agreed to a deal.
• Banks face a dilemma: extend the deadline which solves nothing, or risk potential Parkview default
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
140 cases of Legionnaires Disease so far, but just 1 case of a mosquito borne disease and the out come hazmat suits immediately #legionella
November 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
140 cases of Legionnaires Disease so far, but just 1 case of a mosquito borne disease and the out come hazmat suits immediately #legionella
After a record 140 cases, the origin of the lethal bacteria responsible for Legionnaires' Disease is still a mystery.
We know it thrives in warm, stagnate, man-made water systems yet not one case has been resolved. #Legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
We know it thrives in warm, stagnate, man-made water systems yet not one case has been resolved. #Legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
November 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
After a record 140 cases, the origin of the lethal bacteria responsible for Legionnaires' Disease is still a mystery.
We know it thrives in warm, stagnate, man-made water systems yet not one case has been resolved. #Legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
We know it thrives in warm, stagnate, man-made water systems yet not one case has been resolved. #Legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
Hongkongers returned to Hong Kong after a tour in Tianjin and Beijing, around 26-30 October 2025, CHP identified two cases of Legionnaires’ disease, classed as imported cases #legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong #beijing
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Hongkongers returned to Hong Kong after a tour in Tianjin and Beijing, around 26-30 October 2025, CHP identified two cases of Legionnaires’ disease, classed as imported cases #legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong #beijing
Hong Kong now has 140 Legionnaires’ Disease cases! setting a new record, with six weeks left in the year!
#legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
#legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Hong Kong now has 140 Legionnaires’ Disease cases! setting a new record, with six weeks left in the year!
#legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
#legionella #legionnairesdisease #hongkong
Reposted by John Herbert (hong kong)
they really spare no expense! 😬
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
they really spare no expense! 😬
25 year old HKU graduate lost HK$ 210,000 in scam....... and you want more top talent ;)
www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...
www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...
HKU Master's grad duped of $210k in LinkedIn 'dream job' scam
A 25-year-old University of Hong Kong postgraduate, drifting through the city's job market, lost HK$210,000 in a whirlwind seven-day fraud after chasing a LinkedIn "Remote Marketing" role that dangled...
www.thestandard.com.hk
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
25 year old HKU graduate lost HK$ 210,000 in scam....... and you want more top talent ;)
www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...
www.thestandard.com.hk/hong-kong-ne...
Hong Kong 137 vs 45 Singapore
Legionnaires' Disease cases
#legionella #hongkong #singapore
One reason might be cooling tower owners in Singapore must control the Legionella count <10cfu/ml, Hong Kong its 1,000 cfu/ml
Legionnaires' Disease cases
#legionella #hongkong #singapore
One reason might be cooling tower owners in Singapore must control the Legionella count <10cfu/ml, Hong Kong its 1,000 cfu/ml
November 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Hong Kong 137 vs 45 Singapore
Legionnaires' Disease cases
#legionella #hongkong #singapore
One reason might be cooling tower owners in Singapore must control the Legionella count <10cfu/ml, Hong Kong its 1,000 cfu/ml
Legionnaires' Disease cases
#legionella #hongkong #singapore
One reason might be cooling tower owners in Singapore must control the Legionella count <10cfu/ml, Hong Kong its 1,000 cfu/ml