Some Hong Kong residents displaced by the deadly Tai Po fire remain in limbo as they complained of rude or unhelpful officers on a government outreach team who failed to answer their questions about authorities’ long-term resettlement plan. The 100-strong engagement team, which started operations on March 2 along with an inquiry hotline, was tasked…
The Hong Kong Red Cross has raised HK$530 million (US$67.8 million) to provide emergency and long-term support to residents affected by the deadly Tai Po fire, with the NGO expecting all its relief and recovery efforts to be finished in five years. More than three months on from the Wang Fuk Court blaze that killed…
Hong Kong police have recovered a credit card suspected of misuse from a sealed flat damaged in the deadly blaze in Tai Po, as residents voiced growing concerns about the safety of their properties following a recent burglary. The latest development came days after the force arrested three construction workers on suspicion of stealing gold…
Hong Kong police will impose a HK$500 cash limit on construction workers and conduct searches using metal detectors under new security measures at Wang Fuk Court, after three labourers were arrested on suspicion of stealing jewellery while carrying out structural reinforcement work at the blaze-hit Tai Po estate. Police Commissioner Joe Chow Yat-ming revealed on…
Hong Kong police have arrested three construction workers on suspicion of theft at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court, seizing HK$90,000 (US$11,510) worth of gold jewellery, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source confirmed that police arrested three workers responsible for structural reinforcement work at the estate, destroyed in a blaze last year, for…
The family of deceased firefighter Ho Wai-ho, who died while battling Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in November, will receive HK$6.15 million (US$831,246) in financial assistance in recognition of his courage and selflessness. The government on Friday announced a grant approved by the body responsible for providing financial support to families of individuals who died while…
Some anxious residents of fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court have urged Hong Kong authorities to help them climb stairs using makeshift aids when they return to their high-rise homes to collect personal belongings next month. Some lawmakers also proposed on Saturday that the government deploy wearable walking robots, stair-climbing trolleys or wheelchairs to assist elderly residents…
Hong Kong authorities have said that residents of fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court will be allowed to return to their flats to collect personal belongings by late April – nearly five months after the city’s deadliest inferno in decades killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000 at the Tai Po estate. The announcement came a day…
Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department has launched an internal review to improve its strategies for tackling large-scale blazes following the deadly Wang Fuk Court inferno, with officers set to examine operational effectiveness and equipment use. Director of Fire Services Andy Yeung Yan-kin said on Tuesday that his deputy for operations, Derek Armstrong Chan, would lead…
A Hong Kong news commentator could face up to seven years in jail if convicted of allegedly posting seditious content online about the deadly Tai Po fire after prosecutors moved his case to the higher District Court. Chief Magistrate Victor So Wai-tak on Monday granted prosecutors’ request to transfer Wong Kwok-ngon’s sedition case from West…