The phased return of residents to Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po entered its eighth day today, with the reopening of five high-zone floors at Wang Cheong House and 10 middle-zone floors at Wang Tao House.  

Supported by the “one social worker per household” service, 443 residents from 119 households returned to their units – exceeding the 403 individuals initially registered. The Government described the access arrangements as orderly and smooth.  

Residents spent an average of two hours and 32 minutes on-site, from a minimum of 17 minutes to a maximum of three hours and 45 minutes. Approximately 65% of residents completed their visits in under three hours, while 23% stayed for less than two hours and 5% left within an hour. 

Regarding movement, 124 individuals from 60 households made multiple trips to their units. Among them, 74 people from 30 households made one additional trip, 31 people from 17 households made two more, 13 people from nine households made three extra, three people from the same household made four additional, and three people from three households made five more trips.

The integrated enquiry counter handled 10 requests for Police assistance today, involving suspected property loss such as watches, jewellery, cash and gold. Officers were immediately deployed to assist with searches, successfully recovering lost property in three cases. 

In two cases, the units concerned were severely damaged and residents believed after investigation that the property might have been destroyed by fire. 

In another three cases, there were no signs of ransacking in the units, and the residents could not provide details on the property concerned. 

The remaining two cases are under further investigation.