The phased return of residents to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po entered its 13th day today, with the reopening of five middle-zone floors of Wang Tai House and 10 low-zone floors of Wang Shing House.
Supported by the Government’s “one social worker per household” service, 457 residents from 119 households returned to their units – exceeding the 438 people individuals initially registered to do so. The Government said the access arrangements were implemented smoothly.
Residents spent an average of two hours and 23 minutes on-site. This ranged ffom a minimum of 10 minutes to a maximum of three hours and 33 minutes. About 77% of the residents completed their visits in under three hours, while 24% stayed for less than two hours and 5% left within an hour.
One hundred and thirty-five individuals, from 73 households, made multiple trips to their units. Breaking this down, 44 households made one additional trip, 15 households made two more, and nine households three more. Three households made four additional trips, and two households made five or more trips.
The integrated enquiry counter at Wang Fuk Court today handled 12 requests for Police assistance and three cases involving residents seeking help due to physical discomfort, in addition to one seeking psychological counselling services.
The requests for Police assistance were related to suspected property loss. Lost property was recovered in four cases. Another four cases were related to severe fire damage.