Wang Fuk Court residents prepare for emotional return to site of deadly fire
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Wang Fuk Court residents prepare for emotional return to site of deadly fire

April 18, 2026
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For 66-year-old Ming Lee, the only way to get back to his flat in Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court is by walking up 25 flights of stairs, after the deadly inferno at the housing estate last November destroyed seven of its eight buildings, including their lift systems. Undaunted by the physical toll required, the retiree will ascend Wang Yan House next week and bid a final farewell to his home of four decades.

Wang Fuk Court residents prepare for emotional return to site of deadly fire

“I exercise regularly, but after the fire, my mood and physical condition both deteriorated,”...

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