Hong Kong's Deadliest Fire in Decades Sparks Urgent Rehousing Demands

Tai Po district councillors have demanded swift government action to rehouse residents displaced by a fatal fire. The blaze at Wang Fuk Court on November 26 was Hong Kong's deadliest in decades. All 22 council members attended the first meeting since the tragedy. They urged officials to speed up rebuilding and offer residents a variety of rehousing options. Officials pledged to carefully consider every proposal. They promised to weigh the pros and cons of each plan. The meeting included councillor Peggy Wong Pik-kiu. She has faced heavy scrutiny for her prior role advising the housing estate's owners' corporation on a HK$330 million renovation project. The project included the now-controversial installation of security gates at the center of the fire investigation.