Hong Kong authorities have rejected a proposal from 400 displaced residents to rebuild new flats on the original site of the Tai Po blaze. The Housing Bureau stated that in situ redevelopment would be overly complex and uncertain, making it unsuitable.

Hong Kong authorities have ruled out on-site partial redevelopment as a long-term housing solution for victims of the deadly Tai Po blaze, turning down a detailed proposal submitted by 400 displaced residents to rebuild new flats on the land. The Housing Bureau said on Wednesday evening that rebuilding the fire-hit blocks of Wang Fuk Court on its original site would take too long and was fraught with uncertainties. “In situ redevelopment is not the most suitable option,” a bureau spokesman told....