World · 22 February 2026
$512 million offered for ruined Hong Kong apartment homes
City officials intend to purchase private residences destroyed during a deadly tower block blaze. Authorities expect to distribute roughly four billion local dollars acquiring these severely affected high-rise properties. Eligible owners may accept 8,000 local dollars for each square foot if they exclude land premium fees. The severe emergency claimed upwards of 160 human lives when flames completely engulfed the structure last November.
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