4 still in hospital, 75 discharged after Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire

A government spokesman said that healthcare staff would continue to provide appropriate treatment and care to the patients from the Wang Fuk Court fire, which claimed at least 168 lives and injured 79 in November last year.

“All those injured in the fire and admitted to public hospitals under the Hospital Authority will receive full fee waivers for necessary treatment, including drugs and medical devices, throughout their recovery,” he said.

He also said the authority had provided healthcare services to about 1,900 residents affected by the fire.

Under the relief measures, all residents of the estate’s eight blocks, including foreign domestic helpers, were eligible for full medical fee waivers until December 31.

The waiver covers inpatient services, family medicine and specialist outpatient clinics, day hospitals, community services and Chinese medicine clinics that also serve as training and research centres under the authority.