The free medical consultation services currently provided for residents affected by the Wang Fuk Court fire will be extended to August 31, the Health Bureau announced today.

Since December, the bureau has been offering a free family doctor service scheme, free Chinese medicine consultation services and free denture replacement services to the affected residents. 

To render primary healthcare support to the residents continuously, the bureau will extend these schemes and services for six months to August 31. The service mode, meanwhile, will remain unchanged.

Affected residents may call the District Health Centre or Express (DHC) hotlines for enquiries and referrals. As of February 24, the hotlines have received 435 enquiries in total, while the DHCs have handled 224 referrals.

As of February 24, the Hospital Authority (HA) has provided necessary healthcare services to around 2,000 affected residents. Out of the 79 people injured in the incident, 78 have been discharged while the remaining patient is in stable condition.

On mental health support, the 18111 hotline has received more than 29,000 calls, about 770 of which were related to the fire.

While the HA’s 24-hour hotline has received 111 calls related to the fire incident, with 48 of them coming from affected citizens.

The bureau added that it will continue to ensure that the affected residents can receive convenient and effective medical support through DHCs across the city.