85% of Wang Fuk Court owners sign sale deals as flat selection moves ahead

South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-15 · by Vivian Au
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Summary

Most owners at Wang Fuk Court, where a fire occurred previously, have signed agreements to sell their flats to the Hong Kong government as part of a rehousing scheme. As of Monday, 85.8% of flat owners across blocks A to H have signed these deals, involving 1,702 households out of approximately 2,000 total units. The Housing Bureau conducted a computerised ballot on Tuesday to establish the order for selecting new subsidized flats under this scheme and made the results available online.
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Story summary

More than 85% of Wang Fuk Court owners have signed agreements to sell their flats to the Hong Kong government as part of a rehousing scheme following a fire incident at the estate. As of Monday, 1,702 households, or 85.8% of flat owners across blocks A to H, had agreed to the sale deals. The Housing Bureau then held a computerised ballot on Tuesday to determine the selection sequence for subsidized flats under this special rehousing scheme, ensuring transparency by posting the results online. This move advances the process as authorities work to relocate affected residents and provide them with new homes.

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📰 Wang Fuk Court Sale Deals
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Hong Kong Housing Bureau Wang Fuk Court the Housing Bureau

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the Housing Bureau ORG · 3× Wang Fuk Court ORG · 2× Hong Kong GPE · 1× Housing Bureau ORG · 1×

Narrative

85% of Wang Fuk Court owners sign sale deals as flat selection moves ahead Housing Bureau holds computerised ballot to set flat-selection order, posts results online as rehousing scheme moves into next phase More than 85 per cent of owners at the blaze-hit Wang Fuk Court have signed agreements to sell their flats to the Hong Kong government as authorities move ahead with flat selection under a special rehousing scheme.
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2026-09-16 · South China Morning Post
85% of Wang Fuk Court owners sign sale deals as flat selection moves ahead · assertive framing

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85% of Wang Fuk Court owners sign sale deals as flat selection moves ahead Housing Bureau holds computerised ballot to set flat-selection order, posts results online as rehousing scheme moves into next phase More than 85 per cent of owners at the blaze-hit Wang Fuk Court have signed agreements to sell their flats to the Hong Kong government as authorities move ahead with flat selection under a special rehousing scheme. asserted
authorities → sign → scheme
Authorities said on Tuesday that 1,702 households – 85.8 per cent of flat owners across blocks A to H at the estate – had signed sale and purchase agreements as of Monday. asserted
households → say → Monday
On the same day, the Housing Bureau held a computerised ballot to determine the selection sequence for subsidised flats under the scheme. asserted
Bureau → hold → scheme
“The Housing Bureau conducted separate computerised random-ordering ballots for the two batches of applicants to determine the sequence of the last two digits of the application numbers held by the applicants,” a spokesman said. asserted
spokesman → conduct → applicants
“Based on the ballot results, the Housing Bureau randomly generated the order of all applicants.” asserted
Bureau → base → applicants
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