Over 96pc of Wang Fuk Court owners accept govt buyout
Housing secretary Winnie Ho said on Friday 96.5 percent of Wang Fuk Court owners – or 1,914 households – have accepted the government's buyout offer as of Thursday, with the deadline for accepting the offer expiring at 5pm on August 31. Writing on her social media page, Ho said the number of owners who had not yet returned their acceptance letter has now dropped to 70 – down from more than 100 on…
Housing secretary Winnie Ho reported that 96.5 percent of Wang Fuk Court owners – a total of 1,914 households – had accepted the government's buyout offer by Thursday. The original deadline for accepting the offer was August 31, with Ho stating that the number of non-responsive owners had dwindled to just 70, a decrease from over 100 reported on Monday.
She urged the remaining owners to submit their acceptance letters before the deadline, warning that failure to do so would result in missing out on the government's long-term housing arrangements for Wang Fuk Court. Ho mentioned that the Housing Bureau would carry out computer random sorting in batches for participating owners, based on replies received by June 30 and August 31, respectively.
The bureau would then proceed with the sales arrangements the following month, notifying owners of their sorting results via post. Starting from late September, owners would be invited to choose flats in groups of approximately 50 to 80 households per day.
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