Wang Fuk Court family bid final farewell after salvaging remains of their home

Inside the cluttered, silent flat at Wang Fuk Court, time seems to stand still. On the bathroom door, a calendar remains frozen on the page of November 2025 – the month a deadly fire broke out at the Tai Po estate in Hong Kong.
On what was believed to be their final visit to the undamaged flat, resident Joe* and his wife Annie* took photos of every room. Each room reeked of a mixture of sweat and mould. Ants crawled across dusty kitchen walls.
A foul stench wafted out the moment the freezer was...