香港の火災惨事を受け…イベントの中止・延期が相次ぐ
Events canceled or postponed in the wake of Hong Kong fire disaster
Due to the fire disaster in Hong Kong, which killed 55 people, local events that had been scheduled have been postponed one after another.
The international cycling event Cyclothon, which was scheduled to be held in 2019, is currently in a state of uncertainty as to whether it will go ahead. Organizers are reportedly in discussions about whether to hold the event as normal.
The Oxfam Trailwalker event, which was scheduled to run from the 28th to the 30th, has also been postponed.
The 100km Run is a fundraising project in which teams of four people run 100km. The first event was held in Hong Kong in 1981 and is known as a meaningful event locally.
"Oxfam is deeply saddened by the fire and offers its condolences to the families of those killed and injured," it said in a statement.
AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Champions League matches will go ahead as scheduled, but there will be a moment of silence before the matches.
The impact was felt in the cultural world as well. On the same day, the preview screening of Disney's animated film "Zootopia 2" was canceled.
The sale of tickets for local singer Jayce Chang's concert has also been postponed. The Korean music event "MAMA Awards" will be held as scheduled. However, due to the atmosphere of mourning,
The red carpet event was canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus, and the attendance of Hong Kong stars such as actors Michelle Yeoh and Chow Yun-Fat, who were scheduled to present awards, is uncertain.
The fire in Hong Kong broke out on the afternoon of the 26th in a 32-storey high-rise apartment complex in the Tai Po district in the north of the city, killing 55 people. The number of missing people has risen to 279, and the damage is also increasing.
The scale of the disaster is large, and locals are concerned that it could be the biggest disaster since the 1948 warehouse fire that killed 176 people.
2025/11/28 12:41 KST
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