Today was the third day of phased arrangements for residents of seven blocks of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po to return to their units. The Government said 264 people from 78 households turned up and the access arrangements were carried out in an orderly manner and operated smoothly.
Eleven high-zone floors of Wang Sun House were opened today.
Concluding the arrangements, the Government said a total of 271 people from 79 households registered to return to their units today through the “one social worker per household” service, while 264 people from 78 households actually turned up.
The average time residents spent entering and leaving the building today was two hours and 34 minutes, with the shortest time being 50 minutes and the longest four hours and five minutes.
About one fourth of the residents stayed in the building for less than two hours, while around 1.5% of them stayed for less than one hour.
A total of 45 people from 21 households went up and down the building more than once. Among them, 32 people from 14 households made one additional trip, seven people from four households made two additional trips, and four people from two households made three additional trips, with the highest record being two people from one household making four additional trips.
The integrated enquiry counter today received seven cases requesting police assistance and five cases involving residents seeking help due to physical discomfort, as well as three cases seeking psychological counselling services.
The seven cases requesting police assistance involved suspected loss of property, including laptop computers, jewellery and gold items. Officers were immediately deployed to assist in searches, and lost property was recovered in six cases. 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.
The Government outlined that it deploys over 1,000 personnel from various departments each day, including 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 & Community Care Teams members to fully support residents returning to their units.