In view of the fire incident at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, a Government spokesperson said today (November 28) that in accordance with the notice on adjusted arrangements for events related to the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (NSOG) issued by the office of the Organising Committee of the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG (https://www.baygamespara.cn/node_cc15c9de96/c4b365a634.shtml (Chinese only)), the Hong Kong leg of the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG torch relay originally scheduled for 9.30am tomorrow (November 29) and special traffic and transport arrangements announced earlier will be cancelled. Torch relay events for the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Macao will also be cancelled tomorrow. The opening ceremony of the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG originally scheduled to be held in Guangzhou on December 8 will be cancelled as well. A simple closing event will be organised after all competitions of the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG conclude.

Ends/Friday, November 28, 2025
Issued at HKT 22:40

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