宏福苑の管理人は、大規模火災により住居を追われた所有者に対し、改修工事費として支払われた1億8000万香港ドルのうち、1億2700万香港ドルを返金する計画の詳細を明らかにした。
宏福苑の管理人は火曜日に開催されたZoom会議でこの数字を公表した。今年1月に政府から指名されたHop On Management Company（合安管理有限公司）が、大埔（タイポー）にある同団地の居住者のためにこの会合を企画した。
同社はISS EastPointから業務を引き継ぎ、89万件のデジタルファイルと66箱分の文書の引き渡しを完了した。これらの記録には、3億3600万香港ドルの改修プロジェクトに関する支払いが含まれている。
4月下旬には240名以上の所有者が会議の開催を求める請願書を提出していた。第2回目の会合は5月20日に予定されている。Hop Onのサービスディレクターであるフランキー・チャン氏は、各世帯への正確な返金額は、今後の書類処理を経て算出されると述べた。
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Victims of Hong Kong's deadly Wang Fuk Court fire will keep receiving HK$150,000 annual rental subsidies until rehoused—even if it takes 2½ years—Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun confirmed, as the HK$6.8 billion buyback plan faces concerns over flat allocation fairness.
More than 240 owners at Hong Kong's fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court petitioned the government-appointed administrator Hop On Management Company in late April for an extraordinary general meeting. They warned of legal action at the Lands Tribunal if it is not held within 45 days, as required by the Building Management Ordinance. The petition, signed by 247 owners or 12.45% of units, exceeds the 5% threshold.
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Hong Kong authorities have offered to buy back flats destroyed in the Wang Fuk Court blaze at HK$8,000 or HK$10,500 per square foot, but some residents expressed disappointment over the lack of on-site redevelopment. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun announced the plan, which will cost HK$6.8 billion and rule out rebuilding at the original site. The November fire killed 168 people and displaced about 5,000 residents.
Hong Kong's independent committee inquiring into the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire—the city's worst since 1948—heard that government surveyors followed outdated guidelines during renovations, forgoing in-person checks and overlooking risks like illegal alterations to emergency passages in the HK$336 million project.
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The independent committee probing the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po held its first evidential session, uncovering six human factors behind the near-total failure of fire safety measures. Leading counsel Victor Dawes SC highlighted denials of responsibility by the Labour Department, Fire Services Department, and Housing Bureau's Independent Checking Unit for the HK$336 million project. Details also emerged on the death of firefighter Ho Wai-ho amid the November inferno that killed 168.
Firefighters battling Hong Kong’s deadliest inferno in decades prioritized controlling the blaze over evacuating residents due to its unprecedented scale, a public inquiry has heard. Four Fire Services Department officers testified on Monday about the initial stages of the 43-hour fire that ravaged Wang Fuk Court in November. Commander Raymond Wong King-man stated, “If you cannot put out the fire, how can you save those trapped inside?”
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A Hong Kong fire official defended declining mainland Chinese firefighters' help during a public hearing into the city's deadliest blaze in decades. Deputy Chief Fire Officer Sunny Wong Sze-lut cited incompatibility and sufficient local manpower. Chief Executive John Lee vowed reforms to improve public safety.