<p>对这些信件或新闻的其他方面有强烈看法吗？通过发送电子邮件至 letters@scmp.com 或填写此 Google 表单与我们分享您的读者来信。提交内容不得超过 400 字\n 我感到有必要反驳那封信，“大埔火灾悲剧显示竹脚手架必须被淘汰”（11 月 28 日）。\n 许多专业人士和普通人都认为，调查的重点应该放在可能不符合基本防火要求的网罩和塑料薄膜上。我们不应该把竹竿当作替罪羊。\n 香港注册消防服务设施承包商协会主席 Eric Yung Chun-tang 表示，所使用的网罩类型对控制火焰蔓延至关重要。他说，法规要求使用防火材料，并强调如果网罩不合规，替换竹脚手架并不能解决问题。\n 建筑署也向所有注册承包商发出通知，要求他们证明在其工地上安装的保护网、屏幕、篷布和塑料薄膜必须符合公认的防火标准。\n 香港中文大学的建筑师及教职员工 Raffaella Endrizzi 在您的报道中指出，竹子作为一种材料天然具有抗点燃性，因为它保留了大量的水分，从而减缓了燃烧。\n 香港竹脚手架协会的资深成员 Tommy So 也认为，是用来封闭窗户的网罩和泡沫板使火势迅速蔓延。\n 他们的意见应该受到重视。\n 建筑行业的资深人士对政府计划用钢脚手架替代竹脚手架表示异议，称这一提议是 “误导性的解决方案，未能解决大多数建筑事故的根本原因：培训不足、现场监督薄弱和安全规则执行不严”。他们还指出，钢脚手架不仅成本更高且灵活性差，还存在自身的安全风险。\n 竹脚手架在香港已经使用了几个世纪。这种材料坚韧而强大，轻便且灵活，便于运输和安装。它具有成本效益和实用性。\n 最重要的是，当我们是世界上少数几个竹脚手架随处可见的地方之一时，我们美丽的城市显得更加迷人。这有助于使香港成为一个充满活力和独特的世界城市，东西方文化在此交汇。竹脚手架有着悠久的历史，是香港应当与之相关联的文化工艺。这是一个值得讲述的好香港故事。\n 我强烈主张保护这一不起眼但坚固的建筑结构，让它安静而有效地发挥作用。\nCarol Choi, Tai Tam\n 必须谴责机会主义的批评和诈骗\n 上周大埔发生的灾难性火灾震惊并令人悲伤了整个香港。立刻，许多人开始捐赠必需品、金钱和服务。政府也做出了反应。尽管最初有些混乱——每次重大灾难总是如此——但它迅速掌握了救援、现场管理、组织向受害者分发必需品的巨大问题，同时仍在努力控制火势和营救受害者。\n 尽管有这样的努力，仍然有人选择利用这个机会来抨击官方行动，而诈骗则准备利用他人的同情心。这种卑劣的行为应该受到谴责。\n 我们社区的男女老少清楚地向世界展示了，尽管我们来自不同的国籍，但我们心连心。当灾难发生时，每一个参与者都站出来承担责任——我们的消防员、警察和其他服务人员、志愿者、家政工人以及普通公众都尽了自己的力量。\n 我们能以最好的方式来纪念死者和受害者，就是学习和改进，以确保他们的牺牲不会白费。\nJames A. Elms, Wan Chai\n 对受害者无法想象的痛苦感到震惊\n 我们对影响大埔一栋多层住宅的悲惨火灾感到极度震惊和悲痛。火灾在这栋高层住宅中蔓延的速度以及涉及的伤亡人数让我们感到不堪重负。我们无法想象这些高楼居民所经历的痛苦程度。\n 消防服务处迅速采取行动，考虑到火灾蔓延的规模和速度。我们对此表示祝贺。\n 我们在九龙度过了 46 年愉快而成功的职业生涯，一直以来都是香港的骄傲居民。我们想对受害者表示诚挚的哀悼，并全力支持那些受影响的家庭和朋友。\nShalom Levy, Moana, New Zealand\n 住宅区的建筑是否应该更远一些？\n 看到大埔住宅区辛勤工作、优秀的人们在那场致命火灾中失去了一切，我的心中充满了悲伤。我为生命的损失感到悲痛，特别是为在前线勇敢与火灾作斗争的消防员感到难过。\n 将建筑物之间留出足够的空间，以避免飞散的碎片引发邻近建筑物的火灾，可能是个好主意，以避免此类悲剧。我们在伊朗也面临同样的问题。\n 我祝愿所有受灾家庭迅速恢复。\nHassan Vossough, Tehran, Iran</p>

<p>大埔火灾引发了关于竹脚手架的讨论，专家们认为应关注防火材料，而不是用钢材替代竹子。竹子被视为香港的文化和实用资产。对政府在灾难期间的行动和投机性诈骗的批评受到谴责。社区在应对这场悲剧中的团结和努力受到赞扬，并向受害者表示哀悼</p>

<p>Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words\nI feel compelled to rebut the letter, “Taipo fire tragedy shows why bamboo scaffolding must go” (November 28).\nMany people, both professionals and laymen, have argued that the focus of the probe should be on the mesh covering and plastic sheets used that might not meet the basic fire-retardant requirements. We should not be scapegoating bamboo poles.\nEric Yung Chun-tang, chairman of the Association of Registered Fire Service Installation Contractors of Hong Kong, said the type of netting used was critical to controlling the spread of the flames. Regulations require fire-retardant materials, he said, stressing that replacing bamboo scaffolding would not solve the problem if the nets were not compliant.\nThe Buildings Department has also sent a circular to all registered contractors requiring them to certify that the protective nets, screens, tarpaulins and plastic sheeting installed at their sites must meet recognised fire-retardant standards.\nRaffaella Endrizzi, an architect and faculty member at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, noted in your report that bamboo as a material is naturally resistant to ignition, as it retains a significant amount of moisture that slows combustion.\nTommy So, a veteran member of the Bamboo Scaffolding Association of Hong Kong, also believed that it was the netting and the foam board used to seal the windows that made the fire spread so quickly.\nTheir comments should be heeded.\nConstruction industry veterans take issue with the government’s plan to replace bamboo scaffolding with steel ones, calling the proposed switch a “misguided solution that fails to address the cause of most construction accidents: poor training, weak on-site supervision and lax adherence to safety rules”. They also pointed out that steel scaffolding not only cost more and is less flexible, but it also carries its own safety risks.\nBamboo scaffolding has been used in Hong Kong for centuries. The material is resilient and strong, lightweight and flexible, allowing for easier transport and installation. It is cost-effective and practical.\nMost importantly, our beautiful city is made even more alluring when we are one of the few places in the world where bamboo scaffolding is ubiquitous. This helps make Hong Kong a vibrant and unique world city where East meets West. With its long history, bamboo scaffolding is a cultural craft that Hong Kong should be associated with. It is a good Hong Kong story to tell.\nI strongly advocate that this unassuming yet sturdy building structure be preserved, allowing it to do its job quietly and effectively.\nCarol Choi, Tai Tam\nOpportunistic criticism and scams must be condemned\nThe catastrophic fire in Tai Po last week shocked and saddened the whole of Hong Kong. Immediately, many people moved to donate essentials, money and services. The government, too, responded. Though there was some initial chaos – there always was in every major disaster – it quickly came to grips with the huge problems of relief, site management, organising distribution of essentials to the victims, all the while still fighting to control the blaze and rescue victims.\nDespite such efforts, there were those who chose to use the opportunity to discredit official actions, while scams were prepared to prey upon the compassion of others. Such despicable activities should be condemned.\nThe men and women of our community have shown clearly to the world we are one at heart though we are of many different nationalities. Everyone who had a role to play when disaster struck stood up to the task – our firefighters, police and other services, the volunteers, domestic helpers and ordinary members of the public all did their share.\nThe best way we can honour the dead and the victims will be to learn and improve so that they will not have died in vain.\nJames A. Elms, Wan Chai\nDevastated by victims’ unimaginable suffering\nWe are extremely shocked and devastated by the tragic fire that affected a multi-storied housing estate in Tai Po. The speed with which the fire spread throughout this high-rise housing estate and the very high number of casualties involved left us overcome. We cannot imagine the level of suffering experienced by the residents of these tower blocks.\nThe Fire Services Department acted quickly, considering the scale and speed of the spread of the fire. We congratulate them for this.\nWe spent 46 years of an enjoyable and successful career in Kowloon and have always been proud residents of Hong Kong. We would like to express our sincere condolences for the victims and our full support for the families and friends of those involved.\nShalom Levy, Moana, New Zealand\nShould buildings in housing estate be further apart?\nIt is hard to say how much sadness filled my heart seeing how the hard-working, wonderful people of the Tai Po housing estate lost everything they possessed in that deadly fire. I grieve for the loss of lives, particularly for the firefighter who bravely battled the fire on the front line.\nIt would probably be good to position buildings with enough space between them to avoid flying debris starting a fire in adjacent buildings to avoid such tragedies. We in Iran face the same issues.\nI wish all stricken families a swift recovery from their problems.\nHassan Vossough, Tehran, Iran\n</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>对这些信件或新闻的其他方面有强烈看法吗？通过发送电子邮件至 letters@scmp.com 或填写此 Google 表单与我们分享您的读者来信。提交内容不得超过 400 字\n 我感到有必要反驳那封信，“大埔火灾悲剧显示竹脚手架必须被淘汰”（11 月 28 日）。\n 许多专业人士和普通人都认为，调查的重点应该放在可能不符合基本防火要求的网罩和塑料薄膜上。我们不应该把竹竿当作替罪羊。\n 香港注册消防服务设施承包商协会主席 Eric Yung Chun-tang 表示，所使用的网罩类型对控制火焰蔓延至关重要。他说，法规要求使用防火材料，并强调如果网罩不合规，替换竹脚手架并不能解决问题。\n 建筑署也向所有注册承包商发出通知，要求他们证明在其工地上安装的保护网、屏幕、篷布和塑料薄膜必须符合公认的防火标准。\n 香港中文大学的建筑师及教职员工 Raffaella Endrizzi 在您的报道中指出，竹子作为一种材料天然具有抗点燃性，因为它保留了大量的水分，从而减缓了燃烧。\n 香港竹脚手架协会的资深成员 Tommy So 也认为，是用来封闭窗户的网罩和泡沫板使火势迅速蔓延。\n 他们的意见应该受到重视。\n 建筑行业的资深人士对政府计划用钢脚手架替代竹脚手架表示异议，称这一提议是 “误导性的解决方案，未能解决大多数建筑事故的根本原因：培训不足、现场监督薄弱和安全规则执行不严”。他们还指出，钢脚手架不仅成本更高且灵活性差，还存在自身的安全风险。\n 竹脚手架在香港已经使用了几个世纪。这种材料坚韧而强大，轻便且灵活，便于运输和安装。它具有成本效益和实用性。\n 最重要的是，当我们是世界上少数几个竹脚手架随处可见的地方之一时，我们美丽的城市显得更加迷人。这有助于使香港成为一个充满活力和独特的世界城市，东西方文化在此交汇。竹脚手架有着悠久的历史，是香港应当与之相关联的文化工艺。这是一个值得讲述的好香港故事。\n 我强烈主张保护这一不起眼但坚固的建筑结构，让它安静而有效地发挥作用。\nCarol Choi, Tai Tam\n 必须谴责机会主义的批评和诈骗\n 上周大埔发生的灾难性火灾震惊并令人悲伤了整个香港。立刻，许多人开始捐赠必需品、金钱和服务。政府也做出了反应。尽管最初有些混乱——每次重大灾难总是如此——但它迅速掌握了救援、现场管理、组织向受害者分发必需品的巨大问题，同时仍在努力控制火势和营救受害者。\n 尽管有这样的努力，仍然有人选择利用这个机会来抨击官方行动，而诈骗则准备利用他人的同情心。这种卑劣的行为应该受到谴责。\n 我们社区的男女老少清楚地向世界展示了，尽管我们来自不同的国籍，但我们心连心。当灾难发生时，每一个参与者都站出来承担责任——我们的消防员、警察和其他服务人员、志愿者、家政工人以及普通公众都尽了自己的力量。\n 我们能以最好的方式来纪念死者和受害者，就是学习和改进，以确保他们的牺牲不会白费。\nJames A. Elms, Wan Chai\n 对受害者无法想象的痛苦感到震惊\n 我们对影响大埔一栋多层住宅的悲惨火灾感到极度震惊和悲痛。火灾在这栋高层住宅中蔓延的速度以及涉及的伤亡人数让我们感到不堪重负。我们无法想象这些高楼居民所经历的痛苦程度。\n 消防服务处迅速采取行动，考虑到火灾蔓延的规模和速度。我们对此表示祝贺。\n 我们在九龙度过了 46 年愉快而成功的职业生涯，一直以来都是香港的骄傲居民。我们想对受害者表示诚挚的哀悼，并全力支持那些受影响的家庭和朋友。\nShalom Levy, Moana, New Zealand\n 住宅区的建筑是否应该更远一些？\n 看到大埔住宅区辛勤工作、优秀的人们在那场致命火灾中失去了一切，我的心中充满了悲伤。我为生命的损失感到悲痛，特别是为在前线勇敢与火灾作斗争的消防员感到难过。\n 将建筑物之间留出足够的空间，以避免飞散的碎片引发邻近建筑物的火灾，可能是个好主意，以避免此类悲剧。我们在伊朗也面临同样的问题。\n 我祝愿所有受灾家庭迅速恢复。\nHassan Vossough, Tehran, Iran</p>
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在将责任归咎于竹制脚手架之前，应先调查大埔火灾的真正原因