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Government concludes fourth-day arrangements for Wang Fuk Court residents returning to their units (with photos)
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     Today (April 23) is the fourth day of phased arrangements for residents of seven blocks of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po to return to their units. The second round of the phased arrangements commenced today. Five low-zone floors of Wang Cheong House and 10 low-zone floors of Wang Yan House were opened. The access arrangements were carried out in an orderly manner.

     A total of 117 households (429 people) registered to return to their units today through the "one social worker per household" service, while 115 households (424 people) actually turned up. 

     The average time residents spent entering and leaving the building today was two hours and 13 minutes, with the shortest time being 10 minutes and the longest three hours and 42 minutes. About 40 per cent of the residents stayed in the building for less than two hours. About 10 per cent of the residents stayed in the building for less than one hour.

     A total of 61 households (153 people) went up and down the building more than once. Among them, 24 households (76 people) made one additional trip, 15 households (34 people) made two additional trips, and 11 households (24 people) made three additional trips, 5 households (7 people) made four additional trips, and 6 households (12 people) made five additional trips or above.

     The integrated enquiry counter set up by relevant departments today received 8 cases requesting police assistance and 4 cases involving residents seeking help due to physical discomfort, as well as 1 case seeking psychological counselling services.

     The 8 cases requesting police assistance involved suspected loss of property, including watches, jewellery, cash and gold items. Officers were immediately deployed to assist in searches, and in 6 of them, the Police successfully assisted in recovering the lost property. In the other one case, the flat was seriously damaged, and after investigation, the residents believed that the property may have been burned. For the remaining one case, there were no signs of ransacking in the unit, and the residents could not provide details on the property concerned.

     In response to an increase in occasional showers, adjustments were made on-site today. Additional marquees were set up outside the waiting area for residents at Tai Po Baptist Public School, creating a covered pedestrian walkway to provide shelter from the rain and facilitate residents in transporting their belongings to the vehicles.

     Each day, the Government deploys over 1 000 personnel from various departments, including the Police, the Civil Aid Service, the Fire Services Department, the Auxiliary Medical Service, the Home Affairs Department, the Social Welfare Department, the Housing Department, and the Housing Bureau, and staff mobilised from other departments, as well as District Services and Community Care Teams members to fully support residents returning to their units.
 
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The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, today (April 23) went upstairs to talk with two households returning to their units at Wang Cheong House of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po to learn about their situation in collecting their belongings and to hear their views on the arrangements. Both households said that their units were not seriously damaged and that many items could be retrieved, and they hoped to return to their units one more time to collect more belongings. Mr Cheuk expressed his understanding of the residents’ wishes and said that the Government is actively following up on the arrangements for them to return to their units again.Photo shows Mr Cheuk (centre) talking with a Wang Cheong House resident inside a unit.
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, today (April 23) went upstairs to talk with two households returning to their units at Wang Cheong House of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po to learn about their situation in collecting their belongings and to hear their views on the arrangements. Both households said that their units were not seriously damaged and that many items could be retrieved, and they hoped to return to their units one more time to collect more belongings. Mr Cheuk expressed his understanding of the residents’ wishes and said that the Government is actively following up on the arrangements for them to return to their units again.Photo shows Mr Cheuk (right) shaking hands with Wang Cheong House residents before leaving the unit.
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, today (April 23) inspected the arrangements for residents of Wang Cheong House and Wang Yan House at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po returning to their units. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (second right) being briefed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Mr Yip Wan-lung (first right), on the setting up of a covered passage with marquees at Tai Po Baptist Public School.
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, today (April 23) inspected the arrangements for residents of Wang Cheong House and Wang Yan House at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po returning to their units. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (first right) learning about the Police’s work in assisting residents in opening a safe.
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, today (April 23) inspected the arrangements for residents of Wang Cheong House and Wang Yan House at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po returning to their units. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (centre) talking with a resident whose safe was opened with police assistance. Looking on is the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Mr Yip Wan-lung (right).
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, today (April 23) inspected the arrangements for residents of Wang Cheong House and Wang Yan House at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po returning to their units. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (right) talking with staff members of the Social Welfare Department (SWD) at the Joint Command Centre to understand their support measures. The SWD has stepped up support for residents in need, including arranging clinical psychologists and social workers to accompany them throughout the process. Looking on is the Director of Social Welfare, Mr Edward To (second right).