Let us return: some Tai Po fire survivors petition for on-site rebuilding
A group of survivors of the deadly inferno in Hong Kong last month has petitioned the government to redevelop the Wang Fuk Court site as a long-term resettlement plan, as authorities review options to rehouse them. In an open letter seen by the Post, the group of displaced residents urged Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu…
A group of survivors of the deadly inferno in Hong Kong last month has petitioned the government to redevelop the Wang Fuk Court site as a long-term resettlement plan, as authorities review options to rehouse them.
In an open letter seen by the Post, the group of displaced residents urged Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and other top officials to let them rebuild their lives with dignity and hope at the same site in Tai Po.
“We implore the government to rebuild housing on the site of Wang Fuk Court, to let us return to where we were familiar with and continue stable lives with our families and neighbours,” the letter said.
The letter, signed by more than 100 residents’ signatures across all eight buildings of Wang Fuk Court, was also addressed to Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po and Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun.
The residents said they had not only lost their dwellings in Wang Fuk Court, but also a community that had sustained them over the years, and precious memories forged in the housing estate.
“Many residents have lived here for decades, with neighbours helping each other out. We have long become family to one another,” the letter said.
