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Yip Ka-kui (center) with his sons Sheun-ting (left) and Sheun-yin at Wang Fuk Court, Tai Po, Hong Kong, on February 4, 2026.
Yip Ka-kui and his younger son Yip Sheun-ting (center) are now living at the home of his older son, Yip Sheun-yin (left).
Yip Ka-kui’s wife Pak Shui-lin was among 168 people killed in the fire that tore through Wang Fuk Court last year.
Yip shows CNN the voice notes he sends to his wife every day.
The Yip family want the government to rebuild Wang Fuk Court so they can return to their home of over 20 years.
After her sister died, Purwanti wondered whether to even return to Hong Kong.
Purwanti used to chat with her sister Yasmiati on this bench in Ngau Tau Kok, eastern Hong Kong, on their days off every Sunday.
Purwanti used to go to Ngau Tau Kok market with her sister Yasmiati for massages and Indonesian food.
Unlike the Yip family, Dorz Cheung has no desire to return to Wang Fuk Court.
Dorz Cheung would prefer to move from Kai Tak, but his grandma has settled into their new neighborhood and is reluctant to leave.
Dorz Cheung tidies his room at the temporary accommodation in Kai Tak.
A keychain belonging to Dorz Cheung that reads "Tai Po, Pretty," a gift from his friend, hangs in his temporary apartment.
Ornaments belonging to Dorz Cheung's grandmother, with Chinese characters that read "Peace."
Dorz Cheung and his grandmother used to share a 450-square-foot apartment in Wang Fuk Court.
