The Housing Department (HD) said today (June 5) that the electricity supply in Sui Lok House, Siu Sai Wan Estate, which was affected by a fire incident yesterday, has already resumed as normal after an overnight repair.

     There was a fire incident in the main power supply room on the ground floor of Sui Lok House in Siu Sai Wan Estate early morning yesterday (June 4). The electrical installation was seriously damaged, leading to a breakdown of the electricity supply for the whole building.

      Under the leadership of the local Chief Housing Manager on-site, HD staff, the property service provider, the electrical maintenance contractor, the lift contractor and the pump contractor worked collaboratively overnight for over 20 hours to perform the urgent repairs. Various public facilities in Sui Lok House have promptly resumed normal operations. At the same time, the HD also provided all necessary assistance with care to those affected residents. The HD expressed heartfelt thanks to all stakeholders including the Home Affairs Department, the Hong Kong Police Force, the Fire Services Department, the Water Supplies Department, the Hongkong Electric Company (HK Electric), the community care team and the Hong Kong Red Cross, etc for rendering different forms of support.

      Subsequent to the incident yesterday, the HD immediately discussed with HK Electric to perform an urgent repair of the damaged electrical switch, and connected cables from neighboring buildings to Sui Lok House for temporary use. After more than 10 hours of repair work, the lighting facilities in public areas were first restored at 7.30pm. From around 9pm to 11pm, the fresh water supply and the electricity supply to some residential flats and one passenger lift also resumed as normal. In the early morning today, all electricity supply to residential flats in Sui Lok House resumed as normal and two additional lifts could be opened for public use. This morning, all residents could leave for work as usual.
       
     The HD will continue to spare no effort to follow up on the electricity supply problem in other public facilities and minimise the impact on residents. As the current electricity supply is a temporary arrangement, the HD appeals to all residents in Sui Lok House to avoid using electricity appliances with heavy power consumption.

     Moreover, the HD has already notified the insurance company of this incident for handling and follow-up actions. If any tenant was found to have breached the clauses of the tenancy agreement or the Marking Scheme for Estate Management Enforcement, the HD will take serious follow-up action.

Ends/Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Issued at HKT 18:23

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