Seven-year-old chopping victim Shum Ho-yin will live with his grandmother instead of his natural parents, but arranging a new flat is proving difficult because of a shortage of money.
His 68-year-old grandmother, Tse Wai-ching, visited three units at public housing estates yesterday and was quite satisfied. They are staying with a relative at the moment and would like to move next month.
But Tsuen Wan district councillor Sumly Chan Yuen-sum said that despite the $1 million raised for Ho-yin the family did not have enough money to move.
'The funds established for Ho-yin are only for his medical fees, education and rehabilitation, and the money cannot be used by other family members, including his grandmother. It costs a lot to move into a new flat, so we are trying to urge neighbours and volunteers to help,' Mr Chan said.
He said Shum Wai-sing, Ho-yin's father, was keeping his distance from the fund as he did not want to be suspected of abusing it.
The money comes mainly from two Chinese-language newspapers and another fund set up by the Hong Kong Society for the Aged together with Commercial Radio.
