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Danny Mok

Hong Kong police have arrested the manager of a major fast-food outlet after a window pane fell from the first floor and landed on a Kwun Tong street, injuring two pedestrians.
The pane, measuring two metres by 1.5 metres (6.6 feet by 4.9 feet), detached from the first-floor Cafe de Coral outlet in the Champion Court building on Hong Ning Road at about 3pm on Monday.
The glass, along with some food items, landed on the pavement below and shattered. Two male pedestrians, aged 68 and 51, sustained limb injuries from the shattered glass and were taken to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong for treatment.
Officers arrested a 53-year-old female employee on suspicion of allowing objects to fall from a height, a police spokesman said.

She is currently in custody, and the case is being handled by the Sau Mau Ping district investigation team.
The glass pane was part of a storeroom window. At the time of the incident, the woman and another employee were organising goods in the storeroom, a police source said.
The pane was believed to have fallen out of the window frame after an overloaded shelf toppled, the source added.
Cafe de Coral said it understood that the glass panel that fell was part of the building’s exterior wall structure and public use area.
“We are deeply concerned about the incident and extend our sympathies to the two injured individuals,” the spokeswoman said.

The company said it took the incident very seriously and was fully cooperating with police and relevant departments in their follow-up investigation.
It said it had contacted the building management office to find out about regular inspection arrangements for facilities and exterior walls. It also urged the property owner to arrange for a qualified professional to conduct a thorough investigation.


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Cafe de Coral manager arrested after window pane falls onto Hong Kong street

Shattered glass and food items fell onto the street from the first-floor Cafe de Coral branch. Photo: SCMP

The pane is thought to have been knocked out of the window frame by a toppled shelf. Photo: SCMP

The glass, along with some food items, fell onto the pavement. Photo: SCMP

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Two pedestrians injured after pane, measuring two metres by 1.5 metres, detaches from first-floor Cafe de Coral outlet in Kwun Tong


Two pedestrians injured after pane, measuring two metres by 1.5 metres, detaches from first-floor Cafe de Coral outlet in Kwun Tong.
