‘Sad but glad to help’: Hong Kong fire teaches children lesson in empathy

Beneath the podium at Kwong Fuk Estate in Tai Po, between rows of relief booths and supply tables stacked with bottled water and meal boxes, a group of children took a break from their volunteering duties. But they did not rest for long. As soon as they finished eating, they darted through the crowds to reach residents, their arms full of bottles of hot water, ginger tea and bags of essentials, offering warmth to anyone who needed it on a cold Friday night. Under their parents’ guidance, six...