Government concludes fifth-day arrangements for Wang Fuk Court residents returning to their units
Today (April 24) is the fifth day of phased arrangements for residents of seven blocks of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po to return to their units. Five low-zone floors of Wang Cheong House and 10 middle-zone floors of Wang Yan House were opened. The access arrangements were carried out in an orderly manner and operated smoothly.
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The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, conducted a site visit to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po today (April 24) to inspect the second round of arrangements for the opening of two buildings in parallel, as well as the wet weather operations. Mr Cheuk first observed the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School to learn about the support that the Home Affairs Department provided to residents waiting to return to their units, and the arrangements of a vehicle-booking service. Later he visited the on-site storage area to gain an understanding of the utilisation situation of the temporary storage service after opening two buildings at the same time. Subsequently, accompanied by Deputy Director of Home Affairs Ms Belinda Wong and the District Commander of Tai Po District, Mr Kong Wing-cheung, Mr Cheuk observed police officers, Civil Aid Service members, and mobilised civil servants, along with District Services and Community Care Team volunteers, working together to assist residents in transporting their belongings in the vicinity of Wang Cheong House. Mr Cheuk thanked all those involved in the support service for their enthusiasm and willingness to go the extra mile, ensuring the smooth progress of the access arrangements. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (left) watching members of the Civil Aid Service and mobilised civil servants, along with volunteers of the District Services and Community Care Teams, helping residents move their belongings. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, conducted a site visit to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po today (April 24) to inspect the second round of arrangements for the opening of two buildings in parallel, as well as the wet weather operations. Mr Cheuk first observed the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School to learn about the support that the Home Affairs Department provided to residents waiting to return to their units, and the arrangements of a vehicle-booking service. Later he visited the on-site storage area to gain an understanding of the utilisation situation of the temporary storage service after opening two buildings at the same time. Subsequently, accompanied by Deputy Director of Home Affairs Ms Belinda Wong and the District Commander of Tai Po District, Mr Kong Wing-cheung, Mr Cheuk observed police officers, Civil Aid Service members, and mobilised civil servants, along with District Services and Community Care Team volunteers, working together to assist residents in transporting their belongings in the vicinity of Wang Cheong House. Mr Cheuk thanked all those involved in the support service for their enthusiasm and willingness to go the extra mile, ensuring the smooth progress of the access arrangements. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (second left) talking with volunteers of the District Services and Community Care Teams to learn about their work. Looking on is Ms Wong (second right). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, conducted a site visit to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po today (April 24) to inspect the second round of arrangements for the opening of two buildings in parallel, as well as the wet weather operations. Mr Cheuk first observed the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School to learn about the support that the Home Affairs Department provided to residents waiting to return to their units, and the arrangements of a vehicle-booking service. Later he visited the on-site storage area to gain an understanding of the utilisation situation of the temporary storage service after opening two buildings at the same time. Subsequently, accompanied by Deputy Director of Home Affairs Ms Belinda Wong and the District Commander of Tai Po District, Mr Kong Wing-cheung, Mr Cheuk observed police officers, Civil Aid Service members, and mobilised civil servants, along with District Services and Community Care Team volunteers, working together to assist residents in transporting their belongings in the vicinity of Wang Cheong House. Mr Cheuk thanked all those involved in the support service for their enthusiasm and willingness to go the extra mile, ensuring the smooth progress of the access arrangements. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (second right) talking with civil servants mobilised from the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department in the vicinity of Wang Cheong House. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, conducted a site visit to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po today (April 24) to inspect the second round of arrangements for the opening of two buildings in parallel, as well as the wet weather operations. Mr Cheuk first observed the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School to learn about the support that the Home Affairs Department provided to residents waiting to return to their units, and the arrangements of a vehicle-booking service. Later he visited the on-site storage area to gain an understanding of the utilisation situation of the temporary storage service after opening two buildings at the same time. Subsequently, accompanied by Deputy Director of Home Affairs Ms Belinda Wong and the District Commander of Tai Po District, Mr Kong Wing-cheung, Mr Cheuk observed police officers, Civil Aid Service members, and mobilised civil servants, along with District Services and Community Care Team volunteers, working together to assist residents in transporting their belongings in the vicinity of Wang Cheong House. Mr Cheuk thanked all those involved in the support service for their enthusiasm and willingness to go the extra mile, ensuring the smooth progress of the access arrangements. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (first left) inspecting Wang Fuk Court in the company of Mr Kong (second left). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, conducted a site visit to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po today (April 24) to inspect the second round of arrangements for the opening of two buildings in parallel, as well as the wet weather operations. Mr Cheuk first observed the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School to learn about the support that the Home Affairs Department provided to residents waiting to return to their units, and the arrangements of a vehicle-booking service. Later he visited the on-site storage area to gain an understanding of the utilisation situation of the temporary storage service after opening two buildings at the same time. Subsequently, accompanied by Deputy Director of Home Affairs Ms Belinda Wong and the District Commander of Tai Po District, Mr Kong Wing-cheung, Mr Cheuk observed police officers, Civil Aid Service members, and mobilised civil servants, along with District Services and Community Care Team volunteers, working together to assist residents in transporting their belongings in the vicinity of Wang Cheong House. Mr Cheuk thanked all those involved in the support service for their enthusiasm and willingness to go the extra mile, ensuring the smooth progress of the access arrangements. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (second left) being briefed by Mr Kong (third left) on the utilisation situation of the storage area. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, conducted a site visit to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po today (April 24) to inspect the second round of arrangements for the opening of two buildings in parallel, as well as the wet weather operations. Mr Cheuk first observed the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School to learn about the support that the Home Affairs Department provided to residents waiting to return to their units, and the arrangements of a vehicle-booking service. Later he visited the on-site storage area to gain an understanding of the utilisation situation of the temporary storage service after opening two buildings at the same time. Subsequently, accompanied by Deputy Director of Home Affairs Ms Belinda Wong and the District Commander of Tai Po District, Mr Kong Wing-cheung, Mr Cheuk observed police officers, Civil Aid Service members, and mobilised civil servants, along with District Services and Community Care Team volunteers, working together to assist residents in transporting their belongings in the vicinity of Wang Cheong House. Mr Cheuk thanked all those involved in the support service for their enthusiasm and willingness to go the extra mile, ensuring the smooth progress of the access arrangements. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (first left) being briefed by Ms Wong (second left) on the vehicle-booking service. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
A total of 117 households (417 people) registered to return to their units today through the "one social worker per household" service, while 114 households (413 people) actually turned up.
The average time residents spent entering and leaving the building today was 2 hours and 28 minutes, with the shortest time being 20 minutes and the longest 3 hours and 52 minutes. About 60 per cent of the residents stayed in the building for less than three hours. About 24 per cent of the residents stayed in the building for less than two hours. About 4 per cent of the residents stayed in the building for less than one hour.
A total of 61 households (129 people) went up and down the building more than once. Among them, 33 households (78 people) made one additional trip, 17 households (32 people) made two additional trips, 7 households (13 people) made three additional trips, and 4 households (6 people) made four additional trips.
The integrated enquiry counter set up by relevant departments today received 5 cases requesting police assistance. The 5 cases requesting police assistance involved suspected loss of property, including watches, jewellery, cash and gold items. Officers were immediately deployed to assist in searches, and lost property was recovered in all the cases.
The Government spares no effort in supporting the residents returning to their units. Each day, the Government deploys over 1 000 personnel from various departments, including the Police, the Civil Aid Service, the Fire Services Department, the Auxiliary Medical Service, the Home Affairs Department, the Social Welfare Department (SWD), the Housing Department, and the Housing Bureau, as well as District Services and Community Care Teams members. The "Government-wide Mobilisation" mechanism has also been activated to bring together greater interdepartmental resources to support residents.
Under the "Government-wide Mobilisation" mechanism, the Civil Service Bureau has co-ordinated nine government departments to mobilise civil servants to form the Government Quick Response Unit to support these access arrangements. These civil servants come from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), the Architectural Services Department, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), the Environmental Protection Department, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the Lands Department, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), the Post Office, and the Water Supplies Department. They will form dedicated teams with social workers and clinical psychologists from the SWD, stationed on different floors to provide support to residents returning to their units. The civil servants mobilised in the first three days were from the AFCD, while those mobilised from the fourth day to the sixth day (including today) are from the EMSD and LCSD.
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, conducted a site visit to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po today (April 24) to inspect the second round of arrangements for the opening of two buildings in parallel, as well as the wet weather operations. Mr Cheuk first observed the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School to learn about the support that the Home Affairs Department provided to residents waiting to return to their units, and the arrangements of a vehicle-booking service. Later he visited the on-site storage area to gain an understanding of the utilisation situation of the temporary storage service after opening two buildings at the same time. Subsequently, accompanied by Deputy Director of Home Affairs Ms Belinda Wong and the District Commander of Tai Po District, Mr Kong Wing-cheung, Mr Cheuk observed police officers, Civil Aid Service members, and mobilised civil servants, along with District Services and Community Care Team volunteers, working together to assist residents in transporting their belongings in the vicinity of Wang Cheong House. Mr Cheuk thanked all those involved in the support service for their enthusiasm and willingness to go the extra mile, ensuring the smooth progress of the access arrangements. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (left) watching members of the Civil Aid Service and mobilised civil servants, along with volunteers of the District Services and Community Care Teams, helping residents move their belongings. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, conducted a site visit to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po today (April 24) to inspect the second round of arrangements for the opening of two buildings in parallel, as well as the wet weather operations. Mr Cheuk first observed the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School to learn about the support that the Home Affairs Department provided to residents waiting to return to their units, and the arrangements of a vehicle-booking service. Later he visited the on-site storage area to gain an understanding of the utilisation situation of the temporary storage service after opening two buildings at the same time. Subsequently, accompanied by Deputy Director of Home Affairs Ms Belinda Wong and the District Commander of Tai Po District, Mr Kong Wing-cheung, Mr Cheuk observed police officers, Civil Aid Service members, and mobilised civil servants, along with District Services and Community Care Team volunteers, working together to assist residents in transporting their belongings in the vicinity of Wang Cheong House. Mr Cheuk thanked all those involved in the support service for their enthusiasm and willingness to go the extra mile, ensuring the smooth progress of the access arrangements. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (second left) talking with volunteers of the District Services and Community Care Teams to learn about their work. Looking on is Ms Wong (second right). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, conducted a site visit to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po today (April 24) to inspect the second round of arrangements for the opening of two buildings in parallel, as well as the wet weather operations. Mr Cheuk first observed the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School to learn about the support that the Home Affairs Department provided to residents waiting to return to their units, and the arrangements of a vehicle-booking service. Later he visited the on-site storage area to gain an understanding of the utilisation situation of the temporary storage service after opening two buildings at the same time. Subsequently, accompanied by Deputy Director of Home Affairs Ms Belinda Wong and the District Commander of Tai Po District, Mr Kong Wing-cheung, Mr Cheuk observed police officers, Civil Aid Service members, and mobilised civil servants, along with District Services and Community Care Team volunteers, working together to assist residents in transporting their belongings in the vicinity of Wang Cheong House. Mr Cheuk thanked all those involved in the support service for their enthusiasm and willingness to go the extra mile, ensuring the smooth progress of the access arrangements. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (second right) talking with civil servants mobilised from the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department in the vicinity of Wang Cheong House. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, conducted a site visit to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po today (April 24) to inspect the second round of arrangements for the opening of two buildings in parallel, as well as the wet weather operations. Mr Cheuk first observed the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School to learn about the support that the Home Affairs Department provided to residents waiting to return to their units, and the arrangements of a vehicle-booking service. Later he visited the on-site storage area to gain an understanding of the utilisation situation of the temporary storage service after opening two buildings at the same time. Subsequently, accompanied by Deputy Director of Home Affairs Ms Belinda Wong and the District Commander of Tai Po District, Mr Kong Wing-cheung, Mr Cheuk observed police officers, Civil Aid Service members, and mobilised civil servants, along with District Services and Community Care Team volunteers, working together to assist residents in transporting their belongings in the vicinity of Wang Cheong House. Mr Cheuk thanked all those involved in the support service for their enthusiasm and willingness to go the extra mile, ensuring the smooth progress of the access arrangements. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (first left) inspecting Wang Fuk Court in the company of Mr Kong (second left). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, conducted a site visit to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po today (April 24) to inspect the second round of arrangements for the opening of two buildings in parallel, as well as the wet weather operations. Mr Cheuk first observed the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School to learn about the support that the Home Affairs Department provided to residents waiting to return to their units, and the arrangements of a vehicle-booking service. Later he visited the on-site storage area to gain an understanding of the utilisation situation of the temporary storage service after opening two buildings at the same time. Subsequently, accompanied by Deputy Director of Home Affairs Ms Belinda Wong and the District Commander of Tai Po District, Mr Kong Wing-cheung, Mr Cheuk observed police officers, Civil Aid Service members, and mobilised civil servants, along with District Services and Community Care Team volunteers, working together to assist residents in transporting their belongings in the vicinity of Wang Cheong House. Mr Cheuk thanked all those involved in the support service for their enthusiasm and willingness to go the extra mile, ensuring the smooth progress of the access arrangements. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (second left) being briefed by Mr Kong (third left) on the utilisation situation of the storage area. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheuk Wing-hing, conducted a site visit to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po today (April 24) to inspect the second round of arrangements for the opening of two buildings in parallel, as well as the wet weather operations. Mr Cheuk first observed the resident waiting area set up at Tai Po Baptist Public School to learn about the support that the Home Affairs Department provided to residents waiting to return to their units, and the arrangements of a vehicle-booking service. Later he visited the on-site storage area to gain an understanding of the utilisation situation of the temporary storage service after opening two buildings at the same time. Subsequently, accompanied by Deputy Director of Home Affairs Ms Belinda Wong and the District Commander of Tai Po District, Mr Kong Wing-cheung, Mr Cheuk observed police officers, Civil Aid Service members, and mobilised civil servants, along with District Services and Community Care Team volunteers, working together to assist residents in transporting their belongings in the vicinity of Wang Cheong House. Mr Cheuk thanked all those involved in the support service for their enthusiasm and willingness to go the extra mile, ensuring the smooth progress of the access arrangements. Photo shows Mr Cheuk (first left) being briefed by Ms Wong (second left) on the vehicle-booking service. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
