More than 2,000 people left homeless last week by Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades have been settled in temporary housing and hotels, while some residents are choosing to stay with friends and relatives after deeming the offered locations too remote.
Undersecretary for Home and Youth Affairs Clarence Leung Wang-ching said on Monday that 2,000 transitional flats and 1,000 short-term rooms in youth hostels and hotels were available for the affected families previously living at Wang Fuk Court…