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Government concludes sixth-day arrangements for Wang Fuk Court residents returning to their units (with photos)
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     Today (April 25) is the sixth day of phased arrangements for residents of seven blocks of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po to return to their units. Five middle-zone floors of Wang Cheong House and 11 high-zone floors of Wang Yan House were opened. The access arrangements were carried out in an orderly manner and operated smoothly.
      
     A total of 123 households (444 people) registered to return to their units today through the "one social worker per household" service, while 124 households (459 people) actually turned up. 
      
     The average time residents spent entering and leaving the building today was two hours and 33 minutes, with the shortest time being 21 minutes and the longest four hours and eight minutes. About 65 per cent of the residents stayed in the building for less than three hours. About 27 per cent of the residents stayed in the building for less than two hours. About four per cent of the residents stayed in the building for less than one hour.
      
     A total of 54 households (125 people) went up and down the building more than once. Among them, 30 households (83 people) made one additional trip, 15 households (27 people) made two additional trips, 5 households (9 people) made three additional trips, and 4 households (6 people) made four additional trips.

     The integrated enquiry counter set up by relevant departments today received 9 cases requesting police assistance and 1 case involving residents seeking help due to physical discomfort.
      
     The 9 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 lost property was recovered in 6 cases. In another 3 cases, the units concerned were severely damaged and residents believed after investigation that the property might have been destroyed by fire.

     The Government spares no effort in supporting the residents returning to their units. 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 (SWD), the Housing Department, and the Housing Bureau, as well as District Services and Community Care Teams members. The "Government-wide Mobilisation" mechanism has also been activated to bring together greater interdepartmental resources to support residents. 
      
     Under the "Government-wide Mobilisation" mechanism, the Civil Service Bureau has co-ordinated nine government departments to mobilise civil servants to form the Government Quick Response Unit to support these access arrangements. These civil servants come from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), the Architectural Services Department, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), the Environmental Protection Department, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the Lands Department, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), the Post Office, and the Water Supplies Department. They will form dedicated teams with social workers and clinical psychologists from the SWD, stationed on different floors to provide support to residents returning to their units. The civil servants mobilised in the first three days were from the AFCD, while those mobilised from the fourth day to the sixth day (including today) are from the EMSD and LCSD.
 
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The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, today (April 25) inspected the arrangements for residents of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po returning to their units. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (second left) talking with civil servants mobilised from the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department.
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, today (April 25) went upstairs to middle-zone floors of Wang Cheong House to encourage police officers, fire and ambulance officers, Civil Aid Service members, as well as dedicated teams standing by on different floors. Mobilised civil servants form dedicated teams with social workers and clinical psychologists from the Social Welfare Department, stationed on different floors to provide support to residents returning to their units. Mr Cheuk talked with a resident returning to her unit at Wang Cheong House. She expressed her wish for coming back to her unit again and Mr Cheuk said that her wish was sure to be realised. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (second right) encouraging dedicated teams to continue their good efforts to support residents returning to their units.
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, today (April 25) went upstairs to middle-zone floors of Wang Cheong House to encourage police officers, fire and ambulance officers, Civil Aid Service members, as well as dedicated teams standing by on different floors. Mobilised civil servants form dedicated teams with social workers and clinical psychologists from the Social Welfare Department, stationed on different floors to provide support to residents returning to their units. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (first right) encouraging fire and ambulance officers standing by on floors.
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, today (April 25) went upstairs to middle-zone floors of Wang Cheong House to encourage police officers, fire and ambulance officers, Civil Aid Service members, as well as dedicated teams standing by on different floors. Mobilised civil servants form dedicated teams with social workers and clinical psychologists from the Social Welfare Department, stationed on different floors to provide support to residents returning to their units. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (right) encouraging police officers standing by on floors.
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, today (April 25) visited the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School and talked with residents of Wang Yan House. They are thankful to staff who were helpful in transporting their belongings. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (centre) talking with members of a Wang Yan House household who are waiting there.
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, today (April 25) visited the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School and talked with residents of Wang Yan House. They are thankful to staff who were helpful in transporting their belongings. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (second left) shaking hands with a resident of Wang Yan House.
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, today (April 25) visited the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School and talked with residents of Wang Yan House. They are thankful to staff who were helpful in transporting their belongings. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (centre) talking with residents of Wang Yan House.
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, today (April 25) inspected the arrangements for residents of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po returning to their units. Over the past few days, the District Crime Squad of Tai Po District has been handling requests from residents for police assistance. They briefed Mr Cheuk on how these cases were handled, including their efforts to help residents sift through the rubble and ashes to recover their property. Mr Cheuk said that the Police have done an excellent job in assisting residents in retrieving their items over the past few days, and encouraged them to continue with the follow-up work to safeguard residents' property. The Police place great emphasis on the arrangements for residents of Wang Fuk Court to return to their flats, and have been fully engaged in the cross-departmental operation from start to finish. Their roles include crowd management at the registration centre; traffic management in the vicinity of Wang Fuk Court; accompanying residents to and from their flats and in and out of their units; deploying officers to stand guard at the main lobby of the building and on the open floors; forming quick response teams to attend to residents who may feel unwell during their return; assisting in the opening of safes inside the flats; and helping residents move their belongings, including providing physical support when necessary. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (second left) learning more from members of the District Crime Squad of Tai Po District handling requests from residents for police assistance.