After Tai Po fire, children make slow but steady recovery through play therapy

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Sun, F. (2026, October 19). After Tai Po fire, children make slow but steady recovery through play therapy. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3371293/after-tai-po-fire-children-make-slow-steady-recovery-through-play-therapy?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-19 · by Fiona Sun

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Children affected by a fire in Tai Po are receiving play therapy to help them recover from trauma. An NGO and researchers from Hong Kong Shue Yan University are providing interventions to 153 children across seven schools and one housing project. Jackey, an 11-year-old who lost his home in the fire, uses calm-down bottles filled with water, glue, and glitter to cope with distressing thoughts about the event.
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Story summary

Nearly a year after a catastrophic fire in Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po, Hong Kong, 153 children are receiving trauma-informed interventions through play therapy provided by an NGO and researchers from Hong Kong Shue Yan University. The fire affected seven schools and a housing project, leaving many children, including Jackey, struggling with traumatic memories. Jackey, now 11 years old and in Primary Six, still thinks about his lost home and belongings. To cope, he uses calm-down bottles filled with water, glue, and glitter, which help him manage distress by watching the glitter settle. The interventions aim to support the children's emotional recovery through creative methods like play therapy.

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📰 Children's Recovery From Fire Through Play Therapy
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Who wrote this

Fiona Sun
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Topics

Hong Kong Hong Kong’s NGO Shue Yan University Tai Po

Subjects

Jackey PERSON · 2× Hong Kong GPE · 1× Hong Kong’s GPE · 1× NGO ORG · 1× Primary Six ORG · 1× Shue Yan University ORG · 1× Tai Po GPE · 1×

Narrative

After Tai Po fire, children make slow but steady recovery through play therapy NGO and researchers from Hong Kong Shue Yan University provide trauma-informed interventions to 153 children across seven schools and a housing project
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-19
2026-10-19 · South China Morning Post
After Tai Po fire, children make slow but steady recovery through play therapy · assertive framing

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After Tai Po fire, children make slow but steady recovery through play therapy NGO and researchers from Hong Kong Shue Yan University provide trauma-informed interventions to 153 children across seven schools and a housing project asserted
researchers → make → schools
Almost a year after a catastrophic fire tore through Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court, 11-year-old Jackey* still remembers the home he lost. asserted
he → tear → home
“I sometimes think of Wang Fuk Court and the things I left behind there,” the Primary Six pupil said. asserted
pupil → think → Court
“I wanted to go back and get them, including the gifts my mum gave me.” asserted
mum → want → me
Now living with his parents in a transitional housing flat, Jackey turns to the two calm-down bottles he made himself: transparent containers filled with water, glue and glitter. asserted
he → live → water
When distress builds, he shakes them and watches the glitter swirl and slowly settle. asserted
glitter → build → them
“I shake them and watch them, which makes me calm down,” he said. asserted
he → shake → them
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