Final batch of residents from Wang Sun House, among 79 households that registered to visit, scale 20 to 30 flights of stairs to reach higher floors
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenJess MaandVivian AuPublished: 12:05pm, 22 Apr 2026The last batch of residents who briefly returned to their flats in Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court under a special government arrangement said prayers and left flower bouquets as a final farewell to their fire-ravaged homes.
The residents, who were among 79 households that registered to visit Wang Sun House on Wednesday morning, arrived at the building with trolleys, backpacks and bags, some armed with stools to aid their arduous climb up at least 20 floors.
An elderly woman surnamed Tang, who lived on the 24th floor, said she and her friends would pray together before making their ascent.
“There’s no goodbye to be said up there. I just hope to retrieve my cat’s ashes,” she said.
Tang said her dead 19-year-old cat’s ashes were stored in a china jar and kept within a stainless steel box.
“Its melting point is supposed to be around 1,500 degrees Celsius. I think it hasn’t melted yet.”
