HKSAR govt announces condolence, allowance plan for family of fire victims

HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will provide a condolence payment of HK$200,000 ($25,693.40) to the family of each victim in the residential area fire, Alice Mak Mei-kuen, secretary for Home and Youth Affairs of the HKSAR government, said on Friday.

Additionally, a living allowance of HK$50,000 per household will be distributed starting next week, with registration processed through the "one social worker per household" assistance mechanism.

The HKSAR government has also rolled out an emergency cash grant of HK$10,000 to each affected household since Thursday evening to address their urgent needs.