Stories from Tai Po · Hong Kong

An independent committee is holding a hearing regarding the Tai Po Wing Fook Court fire. Deputy Director Yi Zhixiong testified that future considerations might include collecting something if the Owners' Corporation chairman receives a petition signed by 50% of owners. The independent commission for the Tai Po Wing Fook Yuen care home fire continues its hearing, presided over by the Deputy Director of Home Affairs.

The Hong Kong government announced that the 15-day relocation arrangement for residents of seven buildings in Tai Po has concluded. The 15-day relocation process for seven buildings in Tai Po has ended, with most residents returned and fewer than 10 households remaining to be processed. Most residents have successfully moved back to their homes, with fewer than 10 households still requiring special handling. Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs Chu Wing-sing described the relocation as a highly challenging task that was completed smoothly. The government described the operation as largely smooth. Officials described the coordinated arrangement as generally smooth and successful. The task was noted as being highly challenging for the involved departments. The arrangement is considered to have been managed smoothly with positive outcomes.

An industrial accident occurred yesterday afternoon at a housing estate located on Tai Tai. Authorities are organizing search and rescue operations, preventing further disasters, and managing the aftermath of an accident.

Residents from the Wong Fuk Court building, which suffered damage from a fire, are in the process of moving to new accommodations. Residents in Tai Po are sifting through the remnants of their belongings following a fire that damaged their neighborhood.

Residents of the Wong Tai Kok and Wong Shing Kok areas in Tai Po began moving into new housing units on the final day of the first round of relocation. Residents of the Wong Tai Kuk and Wong Shing Kuk areas are continuing to move into housing following disaster damage. One resident, Ms. Au, noted the severity of the damage to her low-floor unit. Some residents, including a long-term tenant of over ten years, reported that their units sustained severe damage. Residents of the Wong Fuk Court building in Tai Po, which suffered fire damage, are in the final stages of moving out. The 15-day relocation arrangement for residents of Block 7, Tai Po Fu Yan Court, has concluded. Most households have moved into their new units, with fewer than 10 requiring further arrangements. The overall process was described as largely smooth and satisfactory.

In response to concerns that issues raised during a hearing of the Tai Po District Independent Commission Against Corruption might affect civil servant salary adjustments, a representative stated that the mechanism for adjusting civil servant pay considers six factors.

The 4-kilometer Fenning Road East section opened to traffic at 8 AM today.

The Urban Renewal Authority stated it has not been requested by the government to combat bid-rigging in procurement processes.

A manager from the Urban Renewal Authority, Chan Yat-ho, testified during the 21st hearing of the Tai Po Wong Fuk Yuen fire independent commission.

During a hearing for the Tai Po Wong Fuk Yuen fire independent commission, Case Manager Chen Yi-hao stated that Shi Jian-gu did not participate in the tender process for hiring engineering consultants or registered inspectors. A senior lawyer at the Tai Po Wong Fuk Yuen Fire Independent Commission expressed concern over allegedly unreasonable engineering and art consultant fees. The Wang Fu Yuen Fire Independent Commission held a hearing regarding the fire incident.