The Hong Kong SAR government announced on the 1st that it will provide medical expense reduction services for residents affected by the fire in Hung Fuk Court, Tai Po. In order to fully meet the medical needs of affected residents, the Medical and Health Bureau of the Special Administrative Region Government has made special arrangements: all injured persons who were sent to public hospitals under the Hospital Authority in this fire will receive full exemption from medical services (including drugs and medical equipment) required for their entire treatment and rehabilitation process; All residents of Building 8 in Hongfu Garden (including foreign domestic helpers) can enjoy full medical expense reduction arrangements until December 31 next year, covering various services provided by the Hospital Authority; The Department of Health will also provide corresponding fee reduction arrangements. As of 1pm on the same day, the "Tai Po Hung Fuk Court Assistance Fund" established by the SAR government has received a donation of HKD 1.3 billion from the outside world, along with the HKD 300 million start-up capital invested by the government. The total amount of the fund is about HKD 1.6 billion, which will be used to assist residents in rebuilding their homes. The SAR government previously announced that the foundation would distribute HKD 200000 in condolence money and HKD 50000 in funeral money to the families of each victim. The first batch of 18 cases have been processed on the same day, and the funds are being distributed gradually. In addition, the SAR government also announced that the foundation will provide a living allowance of HKD 50000 to each affected family. The first batch of 20 cases have been processed on the same day, and the funds are being disbursed gradually. The SAR government has been providing emergency subsidies of HKD 10000 to each affected household since the evening of November 27th, and as of 4:00 pm on the 1st, they have been distributed to 1861 households. Social workers from the Social Welfare Department have contacted about 1450 affected households, registered over 3300 affected residents, and provided "one household, one social worker" follow-up support services. As of the morning of the 1st, 945 residents have moved into youth dormitories/camps or hotel rooms coordinated by the Civil Affairs and Youth Affairs Bureau; Another 1470 residents have moved into transitional housing provided by the Housing Bureau or units developed by the Hong Kong Housing Society. In addition, the government continues to open two shelters for residents in need. As of 4:00 pm that day, the fire had caused 151 deaths. The police stated that they will strive to complete the search and evidence collection within three weeks. At present, the search for 5 buildings has been completed, and more than 600 personnel were dispatched on the same day to enter the remaining two most severely affected buildings for search. The police will continue to follow up on reported cases of missing persons and strive to confirm their situation as soon as possible. After on-site investigation and evidence collection by the police, samples of shed nets were collected from 7 locations in the burning building, which did not meet the flame retardant standards. In addition to the previous arrests of three executives from engineering companies, the police have also arrested 10 individuals from different engineering or consulting companies on suspicion of manslaughter. The police are searching for evidence from multiple sources and cannot rule out the possibility of more people being arrested. The independent review team of the Housing Bureau, together with over 100 professionals from the Housing Department, has completed inspections of the overall structural safety of more than 1700 units in Hung Fuk Court in the past two days. According to professional evaluations, a small number of units have suffered severe structural damage, but the overall structure of all buildings is not in immediate danger. (New Society)