Wang Fuk Court Owners Accept Government Acquisition Offer, 99.1% Participation by Deadline

99.1 per cent of owners of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po submitted "Letter of Acceptance"

A spokesman for the Housing Bureau said today (August 31) that the deadline for owners of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po to accept the Government's acquisition offer expired at 5pm today. A total of 1 967 owners from the eight buildings (Blocks A to H) of Wang Fuk Court have signed and returned the "Letter of Acceptance" to confirm their intention to sell their titles to the Government, accounting for 99.1 per cent of the total number of units in the eight blocks.

Some "Letters of Acceptance" may be delivered later by post. Provided that the envelopes are postmarked on or before August 31, the Housing Bureau will regard the owners concerned as having accepted the Government's acquisition offer.

The spokesman said that, after receiving and verifying the returned "Letters of Acceptance" from owners, the Government will arrange to sign the Agreement for Sale and Purchase with the owners concerned. As of this afternoon, the Government has signed the Agreement for Sale and Purchase with 1 559 households, representing about 78.6 per cent of the total number of units in the eight buildings from Blocks A to H. Assignments are also progressing in an orderly manner.

The Government will continue to follow up on the procedures for acquiring the remaining titles at full speed to take forward the title acquisition exercise.

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Public rental housing resident sentenced to imprisonment for making false statement

A public rental housing (PRH) resident was suspected of contravening the Housing Ordinance for making a false statement by declaring that he did not own any property. He was convicted in Shatin Magistrates' Courts today (August 31) and sentenced to imprisonment, a spokesman for the Housing Department (HD) said today.

The PRH resident living in Wo Che Estate in Shatin declared in a 2025 Income and Assets Declaration Form that he did not have any domestic property in Hong Kong. Investigation by the HD revealed that he had a domestic property in Tai Po at the material time.

Having considered the gravity of the offence and the precious PRH resources involved, the PRH resident was sentenced to six-week imprisonment, to be served immediately. The HD will proceed to recover the subject PRH flat.

The HD reminded that, PRH residents and subsidised housing applicants should dutifully declare their income, assets, and properties, and accurately complete their Income and Assets Declaration Forms. PRH residents should also read the content and completion guidelines of the Declaration Forms carefully and compute their income and assets in accordance with the methods specified.

The HD will continue to adopt multipronged measures to combat the abuse of PRH in a comprehensive manner.

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