Government Buys Homes After Big Fire
大火後政府收購房屋
Introduction
The Hong Kong government is buying homes from people at Wang Fuk Court. This is because a big fire happened there.
香港政府正在收購王福苑居民的房屋，因為該處發生了一場大火。
Main Body
A big fire happened on November 26, 2025. It hit seven buildings. 168 people died. Many people lost their homes. A judge is now looking for the cause of the fire.
2025年11月26日發生了一場大火，波及七棟建築，造成168人死亡，許多人失去了家園。法官目前正在調查起火原因。
In February, the government gave homeowners two choices. They can take money for their home. Or, they can trade their home for a new, cheap flat. There are 4,443 new flats in ten different areas.
今年二月，政府給予屋主兩個選擇：可以領取房屋補償金，或者將房屋更換為新的廉價住宅。在十個不同地區共提供4,443個新單位。
People must send a letter to get a new home. The first date was June 30. The second date is August 31. Most people said yes. About 85.6% of owners agreed to the plan.
申請新屋必須寄信辦理。首個截止日期為6月30日，第二個截止日期為8月31日。大多數人表示同意，約85.6%的業主同意該計劃。
Conclusion
The government is now changing the names on the home papers. Most people want to move to new homes.
政府目前正在辦理房屋文件的更名手續。大多數人都希望搬到新家。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 THE 'TIME-TRAVEL' TRICK
In the story, we see two ways to talk about time. One is for things that already happened, and one is for things happening now.
1. The Past (Finished) When something is over, we often add -ed to the action word:
- happen → happened
- hit (Special word: it stays the same!)
- lost (Special word: lose → lost)
2. The Now (Continuing) When something is in progress, we use is/are + -ing:
- is buying
- is looking
- is changing
Quick Map for A2:
Action + ed → Yesterday/Past $
Is + Action-ing → Right now/Today
Example from text: "A big fire happened" (It is finished) "The government is buying homes" (They are doing it now)