Hong Kong to offer buy-outs for flats damaged in deadly buildings fire

Hong Kong authorities announced on Saturday a buy-out offer for owners who lost their homes in last year’s deadly housing complex fire and said the charred buildings will be demolished. The blaze in November, the world’s deadliest residential building fire since 1980, killed 168 people and left thousands homeless at Wang Fuk Court, a high-rise apartment complex in northern Hong Kong. Displaced residents have urged the government to come up with resettlement options, with some hoping for the e...

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