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Operation Santa Claus: charities help Tai Po fire survivors rebuild their lives
Operation Santa Claus: charities help Tai Po fire survivors rebuild their lives Initiatives by Habitat for Humanity and Tai Po Baptist Church Social Service provide furniture and community support to displaced residents Inside a sparsely furnished 100 sq ft public housing flat in Hong Kong’s Hung Shui Kiu, a family of two lives with little more than a bunk bed, television stand, sofa and some donated clothes racks. This flat is the temporary home of 69-year-old resident surnamed Ho and her...
Hong Kong NGO offers HK$30,000 to Tai Po fire victims who transfer property
Hong Kong NGO offers HK$30,000 to Tai Po fire victims who transfer property Tung Wah Group pledges relocation grant to around 1,000 households who agree to transfer ownership to government amid strong demand for legal support Hong Kong’s largest non-profit organisation, the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, will offer a HK$30,000 (US$3,827) relocation allowance to victims of the deadly Tai Po fire who agree to transfer ownership of their properties to the government, its chief executive has said,...
Are Hong Kong civil servants being punished for Tai Po fire with flat 2% pay rise?
Are Hong Kong civil servants being punished for Tai Po fire with flat 2% pay rise? Unions argue that an across-the-board pay rise of 2 per cent will not offset inflation or reflect overall performance Human resources experts, however, said public sentiment had to be considered as pay adjustments involved allocating taxpayers’ money, while the modest rise would have very limited impact on the private sector. The backlash from unions came ahead of a meeting on Wednesday between Secretary for...
Help for 40 estates that hired Tai Po fire-linked consultant for projects
Help for 40 estates that hired Tai Po fire-linked consultant for projects Urban Renewal Authority says the 40 housing estates have an urgent need to clarify completed yet unpaid work costs The authority announced on Tuesday that it would launch tenders for the 40 estates that had previously engaged Will Power Architects as their consultant and had already begun maintenance work, as the company was “extremely unlikely” to continue its supervisory duties under investigation. Last year,...
On fire safety, Hong Kong needs a mindset change
Hong Kong simply has not developed the right mindset with respect to fire safety. Unless prompt, effective action is taken, we could be looking at more tragedies like the Wang Fuk Court disaster in Tai Po. The numbers are stark and overwhelming, yet the context from which they have been derived is even more frightening.
Hearing results a key factor in insurance claims for Wang Fuk Court residents: experts
The success of Wang Fuk Court residents’ attempt to seek compensation for losses arising from Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades will hinge significantly on the findings of the independent committee investigating the disaster as claimants must prove negligence was involved, experts have said. The experts’ comments came after some residents of the Tai Po estate said that recently released documents on the government’s buy-back plan were ambiguous about their rights to pursue insurance...
Temperatures in Hong Kong break another record as mercury hits nearly 37 degrees
Hong Kong sweltered through its hottest day of the year on Friday, with temperatures reaching 34 degrees Celsius (93.2 Fahrenheit) at the Observatory headquarters and climbing as high as 36.7 degrees in parts of the New Territories as an intense heatwave gripped the city. The Hong Kong Observatory recorded maximum temperatures of 36.7 degrees in Sheung Shui and 36.6 degrees at Yuen Long Park by mid-afternoon. Other areas, including Tai Po, Sha Tin and Tseung Kwan O, also saw temperatures...
Helper injured, 2 cats die in Hong Kong flat fire linked to pet water dispenser
A domestic helper was injured and two cats killed in a blaze believed to have been caused by a faulty pet water dispenser at a village home in Hong Kong on Monday morning. The fire broke out at about 11.20am in a third-floor flat in Wong Yi Au Tsuen, Tai Po. Firefighters arrived to battle the flames and rescued a 47-year-old Indonesian helper along with two cats.
‘All reasonable steps’ for site smoking ban include CCTV, cigarette storage points
Contractors should take “all reasonable steps”, such as installing CCTV cameras and setting up temporary cigarette storage points, to comply with a coming smoking ban on construction sites, Hong Kong labour authorities have said. They should also ask individuals to stop using e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, even though they do not require lighting, the Labour Department said on Thursday, six months after the deadly Tai Po fire that was suspected to have been caused by workers...