Two more surveillance camera images of people who were at a popular market street in Mong Kok prior to Wednesday's deadly fire were released yesterday by the police.
The authorities are urging these people to come forward. Members of the public with information about these people or the case are urged to contact the police.
Wednesday's fire in Fa Yuen Street - the city's deadliest in 15 years - had spread from the market stalls to nearby tenement buildings, killing nine people and injuring 34 others.
An 82-year-old female hawker, who was captured on surveillance camera at the market shortly before the fire broke out, has been found. Police believe she was not connected to the fire after an investigation. She is one of the two people in two surveillance camera images police released on Thursday. The other person, a man, has yet to be found.
The identity of a deceased victim has also yet to be confirmed, police say. The West Kowloon regional crime unit is investigating.
The government yesterday assigned temporary housing to 118 people made homeless by the blaze.
The victims, from 59 households, will be allowed to stay in the public rental estate in Shek Lei, Kwai Chung district, for three months.