00:00Thousands of Hong Kong residents affected by a deadly apartment fire last year
00:05are now returning home to salvage what remains of their belongings.
00:09Around 6,000 residents have been given just three hours each to enter their homes,
00:15with the process set to be completed by early May.
00:20The blaze, the city's deadliest in decades, had killed 168 people
00:25when it tore through seven of the eight blocks at the Wang Fok Court complex last November.
00:30Firefighters say more than 920 homes were damaged, some completely destroyed.
00:36Parts of the site in Taipo remain sealed off as danger zones,
00:39with reinforcement works still underway where structures were compromised.
00:44Residents now returning to their flats are required to wear face masks, hard hats and gloves.
00:49Authorities have offered to buy back the apartments at pre-fire market prices,
00:53but say rebuilding the complex on the same site is not feasible.
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