The fire in Hong Kong is partly due to bamboo scaffolding, and it is very likely that human factors are involved, such as workers smoking carelessly and igniting construction materials like thinner. A small spark can start a prairie fire. With many residents in public and subsidized housing, any accident can lead to disaster. In the past, resources were scarce, so bamboo was used; it is cheap and reusable. We should not stick to old ways; it is time for reform. Some friends from the mainland joke that Hong Kong civil servants lack determination, and even the sense of mission of high-ranking officials is not as strong as that of a village chief in the mainland.