Hong Kong's housing authority has made more than 3,400 temporary units and beds available for residents displaced by the deadly five-alarm fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po.
Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho Wing-yin said the government has activated temporary housing estates, temporary shelters and transitional housing units across the city to accommodate affected families.
The Po Tin Temporary Housing Area and temporary shelters at Po Tin and Lung Tin can provide over 2,000 units and beds, while transitional housing operators have identified more than 1,400 available units across Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories.
Approximately 280 units are located within Tai Po district, including facilities operated by the Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention's "Good House," Kowloon Lok Sin Tong's "Lok Sin Village," and Hong Kong Housing Society and MTR Corporation's joint project "Trackside Villas."
Over 40 affected residents have already moved into "Good House." Ho expressed deep sadness over the fire and extended condolences to residents and the family of a firefighter who died in the operation.
