Owners of fire-hit Tai Po homes frustrated by agenda as key meeting gets under way

Wang Fuk Court home owners arrive for the extraordinary general at the Tai Po Community Centre. Photo: Karma Lo
Home owners arrive for the meeting at the Kai Tak Community Hall. Photo: Edmond So
The blaze at Wang Fuk Court killed 168 people last November. Photo: Eugene Lee
Residents of Wang Chi House return to collect their belongings in May. Photo: Elson Li

Theodora Yu and Kristen Cheung

Homeowners of a fire-hit Hong Kong estate who waited months for an extraordinary general meeting have urgent questions regarding compensation and the state of their flats, though its agenda excludes a crucial building examination report.

Hop On Management Company, the government-appointed administrator of Wang Fuk Court, arranged the meeting with flat owners on Sunday to discuss items including reports on the progress of the handover from former incorporated owners and the latest situation with Wang Chi House.

The building was the only one of the eight towers spared in the blaze that killed 168 people last November.

The meeting is being held via live broadcast at community centres in Tai Po, Tin Shui Wai, Kai Tak and Wah Kwai.

Wang Fuk Court residents hope people ‘learn lessons’ as hearing ends

Toby Wong, a Wang Tai House resident in his thirties attending the meeting at the Tai Po Community Centre, said he was disappointed to find some items on the agenda proposed by residents excluded “after six months of waiting for a meeting to be convened.”