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Hong Kong estate fire refunds proceed after record-sorting

The administrator for a fire-damaged Hong Kong estate is continuing to issue refunds to owners after a lengthy process of organizing decades of financial records. Alice Mak, the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, stated that Hop On Management Company is gradually processing these refunds from the estate's repair fund and prepaid management fees. This effort involves settling various contracts and has required organizing over 800,000 documents to verify residents' payments. AI

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Hong Kong estate fire refunds proceed after record-sorting

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Edith Lin ·

    Hop On issuing more Tai Po fire refunds after sorting ‘chaotic’ records: minister

    The administrator of the fire-hit Hong Kong estate is still settling contracts and gradually issuing refunds to owners after organising tens of thousands of documents, the city’s home affairs minister has said in response to residents’ concerns. Secretary for Home and Youth Affai…