Fallen firefighter honoured in funeral procession as Hongkongers gather to pay tribute
Ho Wai-ho given full honours as hearse travels past site of fire in Tai Po en route to final resting place in Gallant Garden
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 political elite including former leaders.
The mood was sombre as family members, friends, colleagues and key officials bid farewell to the fallen firefighter.
As the official ceremony was held behind closed doors, residents young and old gathered opposite the funeral home at a memorial site for the firefighter.