The Housing Bureau said that as of Tuesday morning, it had received a total of 1,698 "letters of acceptance" from Wang Fuk Court homeowners, accounting for around 85.6 per cent of the flats across the Tai Po estate's eight buildings.

A total of 1,481 letters came from homeowners in the seven fire-hit buildings, representing about 85.3 per cent of the total number of flats, while 217 letters were from Wang Chi House, representing about 87.5 per cent of the units in the sole block not affected by the November fire.

She worked at TIME Magazine in 2019, where she wrote about Asia and overnight US news before turning her focus to the protests that began that summer.

Tuesday is the deadline for owners who wish to secure flat selection priority in the first batch of the Special Sales Exercise.

Homeowners can still opt for the buyback offer later, although those who have done so by Tuesday will have priority when selecting their flats under the scheme.

The government sent letters to Wang Fuk Court homeowners last month, asking if they would accept the offer.

The acquisition scheme was first announced in February, with the buyback price set at HK$8,000 or HK$10,500 per square foot, depending on whether the homeowner has paid land premiums.

A total of 4,443 flats will be made available for selection across 10 housing estates. Two of the estates are in Tai Po, while the rest are in other districts, including Kowloon Bay, Kai Tak and Tseung Kwan O.

On November 26, 2025, a blaze engulfed seven residential towers at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, killing 168 people and displacing thousands. An independent committee chaired by Justice David Lok was set up to examine what caused the fire.

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x Hillary Leung is a journalist at Hong Kong Free Press, where she reports on local politics and social issues, and assists with editing. Since joining in late 2021, she has covered the Covid-19 pandemic, political court cases including the 47 democrats national security trial, and challenges faced by minority communities.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Hillary completed her undergraduate degree in journalism and sociology at the University of Hong Kong. She worked at TIME Magazine in 2019, where she wrote about Asia and overnight US news before turning her focus to the protests that began that summer. At Coconuts Hong Kong, she covered general news and wrote features, including about a Black Lives Matter march that drew controversy amid the local pro-democracy movement and two sisters who were born to a domestic worker and lived undocumented for 30 years in Hong Kong.