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

Road safety in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong police

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

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.

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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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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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The hiker was airlifted to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Photo: Facebook/Clarence Li
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.

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.

CLP Power has said its technicians are investigating the voltage dip. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Following safety rules at workplaces is the responsibility of all

Hong Kong must adopt a culture that has zero tolerance for anyone, in any job being put in danger.

Workers are installing a mass Christmas decoration in an open area of Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade in the midst of unstable weather conditions on November 13, 2024. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong

Explainer | Carbon monoxide poisoning: how to avoid it after Hong Kong family of 3 fall ill

Experts have warned that it is crucial to keep bathrooms with gas water heaters well ventilated even in cold weather.

3 injured in major collision between Ferrari and taxi in Hong Kong

Front of both cars smashed in Braemar Hill accident that occurred at 11.31pm on Saturday.

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Hong Kong

Man, 65, dies in Hong Kong fire caused by short circuit of phone charger in flat

Fire in Chai Wan flat at 11.38am on Sunday also injures man’s daughter, 31.

The blaze broke out at a flat in Block 1 of New Jade Gardens in Chai Wan before lunchtime on Sunday. Photo: Handout

2 workers die in separate accidents within one hour in Hong Kong

Worker maintaining escalator trapped in machinery in Central, painter is crushed into ceiling by malfunctioning raised platform.

Hong Kong

Editorial | Settle Hong Kong slope disputes for the sake of safety

Climate change has increased the risks of landslides in city and this is no time to argue about maintenance work.

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong move to make helmets mandatory for cyclists postponed to 2025

More time needed to study age requirements and practices in other jurisdictions, government says.

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Authorities have also received a number of suggestions over the proposed amendment. Photo: Elson Li
SCMP Highlights

Recap | Hong Kong escalator chaos, Tokyo’s sex trade secret: 5 most-read stories

Here are five of our most popular stories from the past few days. Find out what people have been reading the most on SCMP.com.

A video circulating online showed several people sprawled on a halted escalator at an exit of the East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP
Climate change

Letters | Spain’s deadly floods another wake-up call for Hong Kong

Readers discuss the urgent need to manage climate risks, the real danger on MTR escalators, and paying attention to domestic workers’ mental health.

Hong Kong

Minibus driver critically injured in crash at upscale Hong Kong neighbourhood

Driver, 79, hurled out of windscreen when vehicle ploughed into entrance of a Mid-Levels residential complex, source says.

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MTR Corporation

Mainland Chinese tourists fall down Hong Kong escalator ‘like dominoes’

One elderly member of tour group taken to hospital after accident near exit of East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station.

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The Fire Services Department said it received a report at 5.20pm that people had been injured at the junction of Kowloon Park Drive and Salisbury Road. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police arrest oil barge captain after collision with fishing boat

Fire Services Department and Marine Police searching for 81-year-old missing skipper of fishing boat.

Lamma Island. The oil barge was passing through Hong Kong waters on its way to Huizhou when it collided with the fishing boat, a source has said. Photo: Shutterstock
MTR Corporation

Letters | We need a conversation about reckless escalator use on the MTR

Readers discuss the MTR’s latest safety campaign, the potential for thriving esports sector in Hong Kong and how opinion polls got it wrong on the US presidential race.

Hong Kong woman, 93, killed by reversing rubbish truck; driver arrested

Vehicle was reversing into school in Siu Sai Wan when woman was hit and became trapped underneath, police say.

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