Given that the fuselage was upside down and the fuel tanks were ruptured it is astonishing to me that 312 people got out more or less unharmed. I suspect that wouldn't have been the result at many other airports.
Huge kudos to the HKG fire crews who were there and effective in seconds
Absolutely, I couldn't agree more, especially considering it was dark, pouring with rain and blowing a howling gale.