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Lo Hoi-ying

Hong Kong’s Housing Department has dispelled rumours that survivors of the deadly Tai Po blaze are staying in interim housing with unfinished floors, after a social media user claimed residents were moving into flats in poor condition.
A department spokesman said on Wednesday that no residents from the Wang Fuk Court fire were staying in interim housing at the moment.
Interim housing refers to accommodation mainly for people affected by natural disasters or government clearance operations.
Following the blaze last week, more than 2,600 of the estate’s estimated 4,000 residents have been relocated to youth hostels, hotels or transitional housing flats, which differ from interim homes.

In a Facebook post, a user claimed multiple residents from Wang Fuk Court were staying in interim housing with incomplete flooring.
The user shared a screenshot of their WhatsApp conversation with someone claiming to be helping victims renovate a flat step-by-step and saying that “the unit doesn’t even have tiled floors”.
A photo in the chat showed an empty room with a single light bulb and dusty concrete floors.
“How is a family with old and young people supposed to live here if there is nothing at all? The flooring is incomplete, [and there is no] furniture or electrical appliances,” the user wrote.
The department spokesman said such claims were “not fact-based”.
“The Housing Department reminds members of the public not to trust false comments online,” he said.
The Post has contacted the user for comment.
Last week’s inferno left at least 159 people dead and ravaged seven out of eight blocks at Wang Fuk Court.


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Housing Department issues clarification after social media user claimed residents were moving into flats with unfinished floors


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Housing Department issues clarification after social media user claimed residents were moving into flats with unfinished floors