Fire-displaced Hongkongers staying in hostels appeal for more time to find homes

Fire-displaced Hongkongers staying in hostels appeal for more time to find homes

Hongkongers displaced by the deadly Tai Po fire feel as if they are “being tossed around like a ball” after being told to leave their temporary accommodation by the end of the month, and are urging authorities to let them stay until long-term housing is found. Affected residents were recently told by social workers that they needed to move out of their temporary rooms at youth hostels by January 31. The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau had said that such residents could move into transitional…

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