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Emily Hung

A Hong Kong hiker has died after falling down a five-metre (16-foot) slope in Fanling.
Police received a report at 9.24am on Sunday about a hiker who had collapsed and lost consciousness on Wu Tip Shan in Sheung Shui, close to Wa Mei Path.
The 68-year-old man was rescued and rushed to North District Hospital in Sheung Shui, where he was certified dead at 10.32am.
Another hiker was rescued at around 10.45am from a hillside in Tseung Kwan O after going missing for two days.
The man, also 68, set off for a hike on Friday last week, but lost contact with his family, who filed a report the next day.
At around 10.30am on Sunday, officers received a report that a person was shouting for help near the Mang Kung Uk lower village public toilet.
Firefighters rushed to the scene and abseiled down the slope to rescue the man, who sustained arm injuries and was sent to Tseung Kwan O Hospital. Police said he was now in his family’s care.
The force’s Kowloon East district unit received 202 calls for help from people in countryside areas last year, up from 161 in 2023.
Most calls involved hikers who had set off on trips that were above their level of ability, with some going alone or in dangerous weather.
Authorities earlier urged the public to use HKSOS, an app built by police to help find hikers in trouble. It can automatically notify emergency contacts and the force’s 999 call centre when a hiker is unable to make a report.
The HKSOS app has been downloaded about 120,000 times since its launch in January last year, with police crediting it in facilitating 130 rescues across 53 cases.
The app allows rescue personnel to accurately detect the location of the mobile used by a person in distress, even if the device has no signal, thanks to its patented “Signal Radar” technology.
HKSOS also provides information on nearby resources, such as automated external defibrillators.


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