Kwong Fuk Estate

Houses

Kwong Fuk Estate

Wang Fuk Court

The majority of the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex was involved in a major fire that broke out on 26 November 2025.

Demographics

According to the 2016 by-census, Kwong Fuk Estate had a population of 16,939 while Wang Fuk Court had a population of 4,789. Altogether the population amounts to 21,728.

Politics

For the 2019 District Council election, the estate fell within two constituencies. Most of the estate is located in the Kwong Fuk & Plover Cove constituency, which was represented by Dalu Lin Kok-cheung until May 2021, while the remainder of the estate and Wang Fuk Court falls within the Wang Fuk constituency, which is represented by Herman Yiu Kwan-ho.

Incidents

2025 Wang Fuk Court fire

Main article: Wang Fuk Court fire

On 26 November 2025, a fire broke out at Block F in Wang Fuk Court at 2:51 p.m., before spreading to six other blocks. The fire was caused by the inferior plastic net wrapped around the building. It is suspected to have mainly originated from workers smoking, as cigarette butts were found strewn on residents' window ledges, likely spreading to the flammable plastic net, then transferring to the entire building. All property windows and ventilation were also covered by highly flammable styrofoam boarding and thin wooden plates. Prior to the fire, residents already had suspicions of corruption around the renovation plans that led to the fire, citing fire hazards, a lack of transparency, and high costs. Authorities rated the fire as level 5, the most serious category, the first such incident since the Cornwall Court fire in 2008. At least 161 people were killed, including a firefighter; 79 others were injured, four of whom are in critical condition. Six people remain missing.

References

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