By Holmes Chan
Photo: AFP / PHILIP FONG
The death toll from Hong Kong's worst fire in decades rose to 159 after all affected housing blocks were searched, police said, cautioning that the figure may not be final.
The blaze last week engulfed Wang Fuk Court in the city's northern Tai Po district, becoming the world's deadliest residential building fire since 1980.
Police said the number of dead may still be revised as officers had found "suspected human bones" that required forensic testing.
Mourners continued to stream to a
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