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Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong

Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong
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last updated:
9 September, 2024
The man had been swimming at Butterfly Beach in Tuen Mun. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong

Man, 70, drowns while swimming at Hong Kong’s Butterfly Beach

Lifeguard calls police after man pulled from the sea on Sunday afternoon.

Hong Kong society

Suspected pufferfish poisoning leaves 2 Hong Kong men in hospital

Hong Kong society

Bodies of woman, 47, and grandson, 1, found in suspected murder-suicide case

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong hospitals to clarify facts, tell patients before revealing blunders

Hospital Authority revises guidelines for disclosing medical blunders, saying it sometimes ‘rushed’ announcements.

Ambulances on standby outside Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong

Paralysed Hong Kong Mirror dancer makes first Instagram post since accident

Mo Li expresses gratitude to his father, saying he is ‘the only human being who loves me so much’.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong group urges rigorous investigation into worker’s death at barracks

Woman reportedly only found dead in industrial accident at Shek Kong Barracks after daughter declared her missing.

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Worker found dead on roof of Hong Kong building after falling during paint job

Labour Department has launched investigation into industrial accident, while concern group calls the incident ‘unacceptable’.

A female worker has been found dead on a roof at Hong Kong’s Shek Kong Barracks after an industrial accident, according to police. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong worker dies after forklift tips over and traps him underneath

Man, 30, was transporting goods at warehouse on Kung Um Road when vehicle went out of control and tipped over.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong to ramp up crackdown on fire hazards in high-risk old buildings

Special team will carry on work of inspection operation launched in wake of deadly New Lucky House blaze.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong man, 60, dies after fire breaks out in 12th-floor flat

Building residents called for help, finding man unconscious in flat.

The fire broke out in a flat at King Shing Court in Fanling on Monday afternoon. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong man, 69, dies during hike along popular Sai Kung beach

Authorities receive report at 4.30pm that man had collapsed and was unconscious near Tung Wan at Tai Long Wan beach.

Tai Wan and Ham Tin beaches at Tai Long Wan in Sai Kung. Photo: SCMP.

Girl, 11, rushed to hospital in Hong Kong after falling from third-storey flat

Girl was playing in flat at Regent Palisades in Pok Fu Lam when she fell out of window, police say.

Hong Kong fires and safety

Hong Kong man jumps into sea to escape 6-boat blaze at pier in Tuen Mun

Man escapes major injuries and is rescued by passing vessel.

Hong Kong taxis

Hong Kong taxi driver, 72, injured after cab flips onto side

Taxi veered onto pavement and struck fence before tipping onto its left side.

A taxi driver has been injured after his car veered into a pavement. Photo: Facebook/Oo Viv
Hong Kong

Hong Kong hiker, 90, found safe after failing to return home for 2 days

Villager finds Ng Sek-wu, who appears to be unhurt; whereabouts for past two nights unknown.

Ng Sek-wu reportedly left his residence in Wong Tai Sin on Sunday morning for a hike in a country park. Photo: Handout
Road safety in Hong Kong

Hong Kong van driver dies after passing out behind the wheel and striking kerb

Police say victim is believed to have collapsed while approaching Shing Mun Tunnel, striking kerb and wall after losing control of van.

Hong Kong police

Elderly Pakistani missing for 6 days found dead near Hong Kong road

Body found next to lamp post close to a hill along Tuen Mun Road; source says man had dementia, diabetes and heart disease.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong worker survives plunge from seventh floor after landing on truck

Police say the worker landed on truck loaded with bamboo poles, with pictures online showing the victim bloodied from the fall.

The victim landed on a truck loaded with bamboo poles after falling, police say. Photo: Facebook/Chris Wong
Wild boar

Hong Kong teenager sent to hospital after boar bites his toe during camping trip

Boy, 14, contacted police on Saturday morning after boar attacked him at campsite in New Territories.

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Hong Kong fires and safety

Shipyard fire in Hong Kong’s Aberdeen put out after 4-hour battle

Boats being repaired were made of fibreglass so fire spread quickly, officials say.

Hong Kong man, 62, dies after being pulled unconscious from smoke-filled flat

Man was sent to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong, where he was declared dead.

Kai Yip Estate in Kowloon Bay. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

190 trapped after fire triggers halt of Hong Kong Observation Wheel

Fire alarm triggered at Ferris wheel, leaving scores of people stuck in gondolas.

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Nearly 200 people were trapped when the Ferris wheel stopped. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to consider reducing traffic accident fund payouts to curb abuse

Welfare minister Chris Sun says authorities to consider cutting number of compensated sick leave or hospital days claimable under fund.

Hong Kong

Hiker dies in Hong Kong hours after being attacked by stinging insects

Four hikers were exploring Pat Sin Leng along the Wilson Trail when they were attacked by insects.

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Drones

Letters | Drones and robots must be widely used to reduce worksite deaths

Readers discuss using drones to improve construction safety, how developers are turning to property technology and a more targeted approach to reducing escalator accidents in MTR stations.

Construction workers remove the bamboo scaffolding of a building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district on October 16. As far as possible, drones and robots must be deployed to replace humans in risky operations. Elson Li

Fire engulfs and destroys part of large noise barrier on busy Hong Kong road

Fierce flames rapidly spread to a 20-metre-long stretch of barrier on Cheung Pei Shan Road.

The fire started under a footbridge near the noise barrier. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Hong Kong may use drones to enforce worksite safety from next year

Labour authorities ‘looking into’ drone fleet for inspecting worksites, after 11 industrial accident deaths in first half of the year.

CLP Group

Hong Kong’s CLP Power to probe voltage dip after residents left stuck in lifts

CLP Power confirms 132,000-volt power grid connecting Ma On Shan to Sha Tin experienced voltage dip for 0.1 seconds on Monday morning.

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