More than a week after an inferno ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong’s Tai Po, one mother is agonisingly waiting to learn whether her daughter is among the 159 victims.
The woman, surnamed Ng, said on Saturday that she feared she had lost her daughter after two bodies were found in a rented flat in the estate. DNA tests are pending.
“My daughter’s cousin also lived there, but she had class that day and was not home,” she said, before breaking into tears. “She just graduated a week ago and we were still in the mood to celebrate.”
Ng, who is divorced, lives in another public housing estate but regularly visits her daughter’s flat to cook for her.
During the interview, she spoke through tears, her distress overwhelming her at times leaving her unable to continue.
“I just hope there will be an investigation … nail the culprit and give us justice, as closure,” Ng said.
