Towers where 168 people died will not be rebuilt, authorities sayA man looks at the charred towers of Wang Fuk Court in the Tai Po district of northern Hong Kong, on Nov 30, 2025. The blaze, the world’s deadliest residential building fire since 1980, killed 168 people and left thousands homeless in November at Wang Fuk Court in northern Hong Kong. Residents of Wang Fuk Court have been struggling to find new places to live. The government ​also ⁠offered an apartment exchange programme for 4,600 affected tenants, who lived in nearly 2,000 housing units at the complex. Hong Kong’s Housing Bureau has ⁠rolled out a programme offering 3,900 housing units across 10 subsidised housing projects for such an exchange, Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho said.

Source: Bangkok Post February 21, 2026 11:10 UTC