Hong Kong fire-displaced residents told to leave youth hostels by end of January
Residents left homeless by Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades have been told to vacate their emergency accommodation at youth hostels by the end of this month so the facilities can resume their normal operations.
The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau said on Sunday that affected residents could move to transitional housing or use the government’s HK$150,000 subsidy to rent flats elsewhere.
The bureau also said it could use discretion in cases where fire-affected residents were unable to find...
