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Hong Kong: No extension for Wang Fuk Court buy-back offer as owners hesitate

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Hong Kong's Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong has stated that the government will not extend the deadline for its buy-back offer for the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court. Approximately 100 homeowners, representing 5% of the total, have not yet accepted the offer, which expires on August 31. Wong warned that compensation under the statutory mechanism after the deadline would be significantly lower, based on the post-fire market value. AI

RANK_REASON Government policy decision impacting property owners after a disaster. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Hong Kong: No extension for Wang Fuk Court buy-back offer as owners hesitate

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthew Cheng ·

    Hong Kong rules out Wang Fuk Court buy-back extension as 100 owners hesitate

    About 100 homeowners, or 5 per cent, at fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong have yet to accept the government’s buy-back offer with a week left before the deadline, Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun has said, stressing that the acquisition scheme will not be ex…

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