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Hong Kong fire victims select new homes under HK$7.8B buy-back scheme

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Residents displaced by a fire at Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court are beginning to select new homes under a government buy-back scheme. The HK$7.8 billion plan allows affected households to use compensation for private market purchases or new subsidized housing. The first 35 households to accept the offer by June 30 are receiving priority selection from 4,400 available flats. AI

RANK_REASON Significant government housing scheme implementation following a disaster. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Hong Kong fire victims select new homes under HK$7.8B buy-back scheme

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Kristen Cheung ·

    Early birds for Wang Fuk Court buy-back get first pick of subsidised houses

    Residents who lost their homes in Hong Kong’s deadly Tai Po fire started choosing their replacement flats on Tuesday, with some calling on authorities to introduce stamp duty waivers to help ease their financial burden. After last November’s blaze at Wang Fuk Court, authorities r…

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