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Hong Kong issues final buyout call to Wang Fuk Court holdouts

Hong Kong authorities are issuing a final ultimatum to 45 homeowners at Wang Fuk Court who have refused to join a government buyout scheme. The deadline for accepting the offer is Monday afternoon. Out of 1,984 flat owners, 1,939 have already agreed to sell their properties, with 77.7% having signed purchase agreements. The government is urging the remaining residents not to miss this final chance to accept the buy-back offer, which is priced between HK$8,000 and HK$10,500 per square foot. AI

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Hong Kong issues final buyout call to Wang Fuk Court holdouts

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Eric Jiang ·

    Hong Kong gives 45 Wang Fuk Court holdouts final call on buyout scheme

    Hong Kong authorities are making a final push to persuade 45 holdout homeowners at fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court to join a government buyout scheme before Monday afternoon’s deadline. As of noon on Sunday, 1,939 of the estate’s 1,984 flat owners – or 97.7 per cent – had submitted a…