Over 673,000 Hongkongers returning from mainland China faced unprecedented crowds at land checkpoints on Monday night, with wait times exceeding three hours.
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Residents of Wang Fuk Court return home to collect belongings after November 26 fire killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000
Residents of Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court return to homes damaged in November's deadly fire that killed 168 people. Under a government scheme ending Monday, each household has just three hours to retrieve belongings. One resident, Cecilia, faces losing family treasures, precious metals and antique furniture from her upper-floor flat.
Two victims of the Wang Fuk Court inferno dug through the ashes of their home, only to each discover about HK$100,000 (US$12,800) in charred banknotes, just two of many such finds as residents returned to the fire-damaged Hong Kong estate on Thursday. On the same day, several local storage companies offered free services to affected residents as a show of compassion and solidarity. Thursday marked the second day that residents of Tai Po’s Wang Tai House, one of the seven blocks severely damaged...
Survivors of the deadly Tai Po fire are returning to their damaged homes to retrieve personal items, with some facing significant physical challenges to access their former residences.
Residents of Wang Fuk Court are returning to their fire-damaged homes in organized sessions to retrieve personal belongings. The process, which began on Tuesday, is scheduled to conclude on May 4.
About 270 residents of Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court are returning to their flats on Monday, nearly five months after a deadly fire. Authorities have deployed over 1,000 staff to assist 269 residents from 78 households in Wang Sun House. Each flat is limited to four registered visitors for up to three hours, with lower-floor residents allowed multiple trips as their units suffered less damage.
Residents of Wang Sun House at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po returned for the first time since a devastating fire ripped through the estate. A 40-year-old resident named Wong described his seventh-floor flat as badly burnt with inches of ash covering the floor, comparing it to charcoal after a barbecue. Armed with a small shovel, Wong searched for his toy poodle Dor Dor to give it a proper goodbye, having lost the pet in the blaze.
