The phased return of residents to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po entered its 14th day today, with the reopening of five high-zone floors at Wang Tai House and 10 middle-zone floors at Wang Shing House.
Deputy Chief Secretary Cheuk Wing-hing today observed the arrangements for residents returning to their units.
He met social workers operating under the Government’s “one social worker per household” service, as well as teams of social workers and clinical psychologists stationed in the buildings. He also spoke with engineers from the Housing Bureau and the Housing Department.
At the estate’s joint command centre, Mr Cheuk learned about the latest situation and spoke to frontline personnel. He also met Wang Tai House residents in the waiting area at Tai Po Baptist Public School.
A total of 455 residents, from 120 households, returned to their units today. The Government said the access arrangements were implemented smoothly.
Residents spent an average of two hours and 25 minutes on-site. This ranged from a minimum of 15 minutes to a maximum of three hours and 40 minutes. About 69% of the residents completed their visits in under three hours, while 27% stayed for less than two hours and 7% left within one hour.
One hundred and twenty people, from 61 households, conducted multiple trips to their units. Breaking this down, 37 households made one additional trip, 16 households made two additional trips, five households made three more, and three households made four more.
The integrated enquiry counter at Wang Fuk Court today handled ten requests for Police assistance and two cases involving residents seeking help due to physical discomfort.
The requests for Police assistance were related to suspected property loss. Lost property was recovered in one case. Another case concerned severe damage to a unit. In another five cases, Police found no signs of ransacking in the units, and residents were unable to provide details of the property they said was lost. Regarding the remaining three cases, Police will conduct further investigations.
