The Independent Commission Against Corruption has launched an investigation into the possible corruption of the Wang Fuk Court's maintenance project and arrested three responsible persons of the project's contractor.
The Wang Fuk Court after the fire disaster, Photo by Bastille Post
The police earlier escorted the suspect back to his residence in Yuen Long for evidence collection. Photo by Bastille Post
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has set up a dedicated investigation team to investigate the possible corruption of the buildings' maintenance project. After arresting eight people involved in the case earlier on November 28th, three more were arrested on the evening of the 28th. The three men, aged between 52 and 68, were arrested by the police. After being released on the evening of the 28th, they were immediately arrested by ICAC to carry out the investigation of the project's corruption and are currently being detained. ICAC stated that the relevant investigation is still ongoing.
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The Wang Fuk Court after the fire disaster, Photo by Bastille Post
The police earlier escorted the suspect back to his residence in Yuen Long for evidence collection. Photo by Bastille Post
ICAC, Photo source: reference image
A suspect was arrested by the police. Photo by Bastille Post
ICAC, Photo source: reference image
A suspect was arrested by the police. Photo by Bastille Post
The residents of Wang Chi House in Wang Fuk Court have continued to return home to collect their belongings. Ms Leung, who lives in Wang Chi House, said she came back to take important documents and necessary supplies. She pointed out that the government has arranged for her to return after three or four weeks. Currently, all the units of Wang Chi House have water and electricity, and the elevators are operating normally. However, the floor is wet. Ms Leung also mentioned that apart from the door, there is no damage to her house for the time being.
The residents of Wang Chi House in Wang Fuk Court have continued to return home to collect their belongings. Photo by Bastille Post
Ms Leung, Photo by Bastille Post
The 73-year-old man, Mr Lam, has lived in Wang Shing House of Wang Fuk Court for over 40 years. In his eyes, the main cause of the fire disaster was the malfunction of the fire protection system, while the biggest problem was the management company's operations. Additionally, he hoped that the government could help to provide housing assistance to the affected residents, "At least I can have a place to settle down." said Mr Lam. He also hoped that he could be resettled to another place away from the area near Wang Fuk Court since returning here would bring psychological trauma to him. At present, He has stayed temporarily at the Royal Plaza Hotel in Mong Kok for about two weeks. After that, he will need to find volunteers or social workers to follow up on subsequent matters. "Although staying in Mong Kok is convenient, it cannot be a forever solution." he said.
Mr Lam, Photo by Bastille Post
Emmanuel Serna, a French journalist who has lived in Hong Kong for over a decade, said that it was very moving to see volunteers come to the site of the fire and reach out a helping hand to the affected residents. When he saw the fire disaster on TV, he had mixed feelings: "I think it's very sad. Many people are suffering. A lot of people died. They have lost everything, so it's very sad."
Emmanuel Serna, Photo by Bastille Post
