Taiwanese mortuary reconstruction specialist Kuo Chang-chen wasted no time starting work to restore the bodies of Wang Fuk Court’s fire victims upon arriving in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Kuo, 62, is leading a team of five other specialists from Taiwan who volunteered to assist in reconstructing the remains of the victims at the Kowloon Funeral Parlour.
Their work aims to prepare the bodies for dignified funerals and offer closure to grieving families.
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“Every unexpected event deeply wounds the family,” he told the Post. “It is important to reconstruct the appearance of the deceased so their loved ones can bid a final goodbye.”
Kuo and his team came to help after the deadliest fire in decades in Hong Kong ravaged seven of eight high-rise buildings at Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Tai Po last month, killing at least 160 people.
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This is Kuo’s first time working on reconstructing bodies of victims of a major tragedy in Hong Kong.