- 850 viewsDuration: 1:35An overwhelming wave of grief is sweeping across Hong Kong as the city begins a three-day official mourning period for the 128 people who have died in one of its worst-ever residential fires. City leader John Lee and top officials are standing in silence outside government headquarters, with flags flown at half-mast, as citizens flock to leave flowers and messages of remembrance near the charred remains of Wang Fuk Court.