Fire Services to hold highest-honors funeral for fallen firefighter Ho Wai-ho next Friday

The Fire Services Department will hold a full ceremonial funeral with the highest honors next Friday for 37-year-old firefighter Ho Wai-ho, who died while battling the Wang Fuk Court blaze, sources said. The ceremony is expected to take place at the World Universal Parlour in Hung Hom.

In recent days, members of the public have been placing flowers outside Sha Tin Fire Station, where Ho used to be stationed, to mourn his passing.

The department expressed its gratitude on social media, thanking everyone who came to pay their respects. It said the public’s gesture “not only affirms his selfless sacrifice but also offers support and encouragement to his family and colleagues.”

Ho, a nine-year veteran of the service stationed at Sha Tin Fire Station, was found unconscious while responding to the five-alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on November 26. He was rushed to Prince of Wales Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.