Outgoing lawmakers and legislators-elect vowed on Tuesday to do their best to address the concerns of the people while working with officials to deal with the aftermath of the deadly Tai Po blaze.

That came as nearly 100 of them met the press together at the legislature, which the Legislative Council Secretariat said was a first since the establishment of the SAR.

Outgoing president Andrew Leung said that with 40 new faces, lawmakers should engage in more exchanges as they pass the torch and dedicate their efforts to co-operating with officials in supporting survivors of the Wang Fuk Court fire.

"These include reviewing and amending laws, vetting funding requests and promoting necessary systemic reforms. Such efforts would make Hong Kong safer, and the people feel more at ease," he said.

The lawmaker-elect for the engineering sector, Aaron Bok from the Business and Professionals Alliance, said he would use his professional knowledge to work with government departments in improving the system.

"Safety is the bedrock for a city's development and the irremovable bottom line for the engineering and other professional sectors," he said.

"We should also review comprehensively our system, improve and strengthen the monitoring mechanism and its execution. We will definitely not allow a repeat of such a tragedy."

DAB chairman Gary Chan, who was re-elected in New Territories North East, said his party had reached out to more than 1,000 Wang Fuk Court households and expressed the hope that political parties can set aside their differences and find a place to help rebuild their homes as soon as possible.