We are still grieving the devastating fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, which broke out on Tuesday, 26 November 2025 and tore through multiple residential blocks wrapped in scaffolding and construction mesh. As of 28 November, authorities report at least 128 deaths, more than 70 injured and hundreds still unaccounted for โ in Hong Kongโs deadliest residential fire in decades. The scale of loss is almost impossible to comprehend: thousands displaced, families still searching for loved ones, and first responders and volunteers working around the clock on rescue and recovery.
At Friday Club, our hearts are with everyone affected. Yesterday, we shared that we would pause our usual lifestyle content to hold space for grief and solidarity โ and to centre community care. Today, weโre using our platform to highlight practical ways to give and receive help: where to donate, where to seek shelter, and who to contact if you or someone you know needs support.
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Emergency Support & Enquiry Hotlines
Monetary Donations: Where To Give
Donating Supplies & Essentials
Temporary Shelters & Practical Help
Logistics & Supply Collection โ SF Express
Mental Health & Emotional Support
1. Emergency Support & Enquiry Hotlines
Casualty & Family Enquiries
Hong Kong Police casualty enquiry hotline: 1878 999
Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital help desk (Tai Po District Office): 2658 4040
Prince of Wales Hospital support station: 3505 1555
North District Hospital support station: 2683 7567
These interdepartmental desks can help with casualty information, relief fund applications and practical questions for affected families.
2. Monetary Donations: Where To Give
If youโre able to donate money, many frontline organisations are already coordinating relief, medium-term support and community services.
Hong Kong Red Cross โ Tai Po Fire Emergency Appeal
The Hong Kong Red Cross is providing:
On-site first aid and emergency medical support
Emergency cash assistance
Daily necessities and relief items
Psychological first aid and ongoing recovery support
How to donate:
Online: Make a credit card donation directly via the Hong Kong Red Cross website, which uses encrypted payment processing
FPS (Faster Payment System): Send your donation to FPS ID: 164279317. Afterwards, email a screenshot of the transaction with your name, phone number and postal address to relief@redcross.org.hk and crd@redcross.org.hk, with โTPFEAโ in the subject line to request an official receipt
PayMe/AlipayHK: Donate through the Hong Kong Red Crossโ official PayMe or AlipayHK accounts. Then email your transaction details (including your name and contact information) to relief@redcross.org.hk and crd@redcross.org.hk, using โTPFEAโ in the subject line to receive a receipt
Bank transfer: Deposit your donation into the Hong Kong Red Cross bank accounts (full account details are listed on their official website). To obtain a receipt, mail the original bank-in slip together with a completed donation form to the Hong Kong Red Cross
Cheque: Make cheques payable to โHong Kong Red Crossโ and post them to: Hong Kong Red Cross, 19 Hoi Ting Road, West Kowloon, Kowloon, Hong Kong
In person: You can also donate in person at the Hong Kong Red Cross headquarters: 9/F, 19 Hoi Ting Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
The Red Cross has announced a designated appeal period through 10 December 2025 for this specific response
Other Organisations Accepting Donations
These groups are helping with emergency relief, longer-term support, or both (many are already coordinating food, cash assistance, logistics and social services):
Crossroads Foundation โ relief logistics, redistribution of goods and support for vulnerable communities
Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council โ via the Act of Love 1126 Fire Disaster Support Fund (cash assistance and essential supplies for affected households)
ImpactHK โ emergency accommodation, outreach and basic needs support for vulnerable individuals
The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) โ central hub coordinating NGOs offering: temporary accommodation, emotional support, emergency financial assistance and community services related to the Tai Po fire
Yan Chai Hospitalโs Emergency Assistance Relief Fund โ emergency supplies and funeral support for families facing financial hardship
Mighty Oaks Foundation & Feeding Hong Kong โ additional community-based welfare and food initiatives
3. Donating Supplies & Essentials
Before you drop off physical items, always check the latest updates โ many centres become full very quickly and may pause intake.
Current known collection points include:
Tai Po Market Temporary Collection Point (Main Station): Covered pick-up/drop-off area at Tat Wan Road, Tai Po Market MTR Station (near New Peak Garden Estate bus stop)
Tai Wo Temporary Collection Point: In front of McDonaldโs at Tai Wo Estate
Sha Tin Temporary Collection Point: Under the footbridge at Sha Tin MTR Exit A3 (near Pai Tau Village, close to minibus 27/26 stop)
Salvation Army โ Clothing & Daily Necessities
The Salvation Army Recycling Programme is sending winter clothing, socks, shoes and other essentials to:
The Salvation Army Tai Po Youth Integrated Service
The Salvation Army Tai Po Elderly Community Service Centre
They are continuing to accept suitable item donations (especially weather-appropriate, clean, usable clothing and basic necessities).
4. Food Support
Feeding Hong Kong is assembling shelf-stable care packs โ rice, canned foods, oil, condiments and other pantry items โ for affected families.
Check their website and social channels for:
What items are most needed
Community collection point locations
How to donate funds specifically for emergency food packs
5. Blood Donation
Severe burns and trauma often require blood transfusions. If you meet the health criteria and feel well enough, donating blood is one of the most impactful ways to help.
Special Blood Donation Vehicle (Tai Po)
Location: Layby at 48 Tai Po Tai Wo Road (outside Tai Po Arts Centre)
Booking hotline: 6697 6378
Hours: 11am to 7pm
Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service
You can also donate at established donor centres across the city, including:
Mong Kok Donor Centre โ 15/F, Chow Tai Fook Centre, 580A Nathan Road
Causeway Bay Donor Centre โ 14/F, Plaza 2000, 2-4 Russell Street
Yuen Long Donor Centre โ 7/F, Yuen Long Landmark, 115-127 Castle Peak Road
Tsuen Wan Donor Centre โ 8 Tai Ho Road
West Kowloon Donor Centre (whole blood & apheresis) โ 6/F, Hong Kong Red Cross HQ, 19 Hoi Ting Road
Kwun Tong Donor Centre โ 23/F, Millennium City 5, 418 Kwun Tong Road
Central District Donor Centre โ 1/F, Tung Ming Building, 40โ42 Des Voeux Road Central
Sha Tin Donor Centre โ 1/F, HKRC Bradbury Shatin Centre, 1A Shatin Centre Street
Wan Chai Donor Centre โ Unit 3, G/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road
(Opening hours and booking requirements are listed on Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Serviceโs website)
6. Temporary Shelters & Practical Help
If you or people you know have been displaced by the fire, several temporary shelters and community centres are open in and around Tai Po:
Kwong Fuk Community Hall โ Temporary shelter (Kwong Fuk Estate, Tai Po โ Tel: 2657 2948)
Tung Cheong Street Community Hall โ Temporary shelter (1/F, Recreation Building, 25 Tung Cheong Street, Tai Po โ Tel: 2253 1637)
Tai Po Community Centre (Tai Po Rural Committee Road, Tai Po)
Fu Shin Community Hall (12 On Po Road, Tai Po)
Jockey Club Tai Po Integrated Children & Youth Services Centre (Room 220-229, Kwong Yan House, Kwong Fuk Estate โ Tel: 2653 8514)
Jockey Club Tai Wo Centre (Fuk Wo House, Block 11, Tai Wo Estate โ Tel: 2654 6066)
New Territories Society for Rehabilitation Centre (G/F, Kwong Ping House, Kwong Fuk Estate, 110โ115 Kwong Wang Street, Tai Po โ Tel: 2638 9011)
Fung Leung Kit Memorial Secondary School (CCC) (22 Po Wu Road, Tai Po โ Tel: 2651 6033)
Salvation Army Centres (Tai Po)
Tai Po Youth Integrated Services (Room 301 & 306, 3/F, Tai Man House, Tai Yuen Estate โ Tel: 2667 2913)
Tai Po Elderly Community Service Centre (2/F, Tai Po Community Centre, 2 Rural Society Street โ Tel: 2653 6811)
Emergency Accommodation via NGOs
7. Domestic Workers
Many of Hong Kongโs foreign domestic workers live and work in the New Territories, including Tai Po, and some may have been directly affected by the fire or impacted indirectly through loss of housing, income, or trauma in the households they support.
HELP for Domestic Workers is a long-standing NGO that provides free advice, case support and rights-based assistance to migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong.
8. Logistics & Supply Collection โ SF Express
All 146 SF Express service points in Hong Kong are staying open until 10pm and accepting donations of emergency supplies, including:
Toiletries and personal care items
Bedding and blankets
Sanitary products
Data SIM cards and chargers
Clothing
Basic medical and first-aid supplies
Other daily essentials
SF Express will transport donated goods free of charge and is coordinating with charitable organisations and district groups to deliver items directly to affected residents. Free cartons and packing tape are available at every service point.
You can find your nearest branch via the SF Express Hong Kong website.
9. Mental Health & Emotional Support
You do not need to be directly affected to feel distressed, anxious or overwhelmed by this tragedy. If you are struggling to cope, several hotlines are available:
Social Welfare Department Hotline: 2343 2255
Hong Kong Red Cross Psychological Support Hotline: 5164 5040
Hospital Authority Mental Health Helpline: 2466 7350 (24 hours)
โShall We Talkโ/18111 Mental Health Support Hotline: 18111 โ multi-language, 24/7
The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong: 2389 2222
The Samaritans (multi-language WhatsApp): 9899 1079
10. Help for Animals
If you know of pets or animals affected by the fire or left behind during evacuation:
SPCA 24-hour animal rescue hotline: 2711 1000 โ spca.org.hk
Other local rescue groups and shelters in Tai Po and the New Territories (such as HKSCDA and HKDR) are also sharing updates on social media about foster, rescue and donation needs.
11. Volunteeringย
Beyond donations, some organisations are coordinating on-the-ground volunteers:
Kai Tak Community Isolation Facility โ Helping with logistics, sorting supplies and supporting affected residents.
Contact: Ms. Lei (WhatsApp: 9163 0668)
Women of Hong Kong network is also mobilising translators, drivers, counsellors and ad-hoc helpers.
Standing With Tai Po, Standing With Each Other
This fire has exposed painful questions about safety, housing and accountability โ but it has also shown, once again, how quickly Hong Kong people show up for one another. From residents organising donation drives in their own estates to NGOs opening emergency beds and restaurants offering hot meals through the night, the city has moved as a community.
At Friday Club, we will continue to share verified resources, highlight relief efforts and update this guide as more information becomes available. If you know of reputable initiatives weโve missed, please email us at contact@fridayclubmag.com with details so we can help amplify them.
For now, if youโre able, give what you can โ whether thatโs a donation, a blood contribution, a spare blanket, a volunteer shift, or simply checking in on someone who might be struggling.
We may not be able to undo what has happened in Tai Po, but we can stand together in how we respond.
Editor’s Note: The information above is accurate at time of publication, but needs change quickly. Please check each organisationโs website or social media for the latest updates before visiting in person or sending physical items.
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