https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/326917/feed en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Danny Mok Danny Mok A fire near an MTR track halted train services between Kwun Tong and Tiu Keng Leng stations during the evening rush hour in Hong Kong on Tuesday, leaving commuters stranded on packed platforms and concourses. Services along the Kwun Tong line gradually resumed at roughly 6.40pm after the fire was extinguished, the MTR Corporation said. The fire, reported along the Whampoa-bound line near Lam Tin station, led to the suspension of services at four stations: Kwun Tong, Lam Tin, Yau Tong and Tiu... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370750/commuters-stranded-track-fire-disrupts-mtr-services-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370750/commuters-stranded-track-fire-disrupts-mtr-services-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:44:49 +0000 Ambrose Li Ambrose Li Authorities received nearly 180 reports of people being trapped in lifts after a brief voltage dip in CLP Power’s network tripped building safety mechanisms in various districts across Hong Kong on Tuesday, with three elderly women hospitalised after feeling unwell. The Fire Services Department said that from 1.10pm to 3pm, it received 179 reports of people trapped in lifts and 40 fire alarms going off in parts of Kowloon and the New Territories. Residential and commercial buildings, hospitals,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370719/4-elderly-women-among-179-reported-trapped-lifts-after-power-dip-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370719/4-elderly-women-among-179-reported-trapped-lifts-after-power-dip-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:25:29 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu A minibus driver has been hospitalised after her vehicle collided with a medium goods truck in Hong Kong, causing injuries to 18 others. Police said the accident occurred at around 9.22am on Monday, when a green minibus and a medium goods truck collided on San Tin Highway on the Yuen Long-bound side of the road near Fairview Park. According to police, nine men and 10 women were injured in the crash. The accident prompted authorities to close two lanes of the road, leading to severe traffic... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370539/minibus-driver-hospitalised-18-others-injured-after-collision-goods-truck?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370539/minibus-driver-hospitalised-18-others-injured-after-collision-goods-truck?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:40:16 +0000 Danny Mok,Vivian Au Danny Mok,Vivian Au At least two people were airlifted to hospital in the past two days after falling ill while hiking in Hong Kong, with a middle-aged man dying and a 17-year-old Singaporean girl discharged. The teenager was flown to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai on Saturday morning after vomiting and experiencing chills while hiking on Lion Rock, a 495-metre (1,624-foot) peak. In a separate incident, a 66-year-old man suddenly felt unwell and collapsed while hiking with his nephew in Plover Cove Country Park in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3370498/hong-kong-hiker-dies-singaporean-teen-discharged-after-2-trail-emergencies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3370498/hong-kong-hiker-dies-singaporean-teen-discharged-after-2-trail-emergencies?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:56:25 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin A Singaporean girl has been flown to a hospital after falling ill during a hike with two other friends at Hong Kong’s Lion Rock, according to police. The force received a report on Saturday from the mother of one of the hikers at about 6.50am. Her daughter called for help after the 17-year-old Singaporean friend vomited and experienced chills during their hike at Lion Rock, a 495-metre-high mountain. Police later arrived at the scene while the Government Flying Service deployed a helicopter to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370421/singaporean-teenager-flown-hospital-after-falling-ill-during-lion-rock-hike?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370421/singaporean-teenager-flown-hospital-after-falling-ill-during-lion-rock-hike?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:49:24 +0000 Kristen Cheung Kristen Cheung Hong Kong firefighters have rescued a 13-year-old boy who climbed out of a window onto an air-conditioning unit to escape a fire that broke out in his flat, while his mother has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect. Police received reports at 7.54pm on Wednesday that a fire had broken out in a flat at Tsui To House, one of the blocks of Tsui Ping (North) Estate in Kwun Tong. Online video showed the boy, wearing only his underwear, climbing out of the window and onto the condenser unit as... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370114/boy-13-rescued-after-climbing-air-conditioning-unit-escape-fire-flat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3370114/boy-13-rescued-after-climbing-air-conditioning-unit-escape-fire-flat?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:57:01 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok An elderly man was found dead and his wife was taken to hospital after authorities responded to a report of a foul smell from a flat in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Authorities received a report at about 5.20pm from security staff at One Madison, a residential building on Castle Peak Road in Cheung Sha Wan, after an unusual odour was detected from the flat and the occupants had not been seen for some time. Firefighters were called to the scene and forced entry into the flat. The man was found in the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369941/elderly-man-found-dead-wife-hospitalised-after-smell-reported-hong-kong-flat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369941/elderly-man-found-dead-wife-hospitalised-after-smell-reported-hong-kong-flat?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:59:45 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok Firefighters battled a fierce rooftop blaze at a residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district for around an hour on Tuesday before dousing the flames. The Fire Services Department received a report at about 5.20pm that items stored on the rooftop of the 26-storey Block B of Shun King Building on Nelson Street had caught fire. No casualties were reported, while 40 residents fled the building. Firefighters tackled the blaze with one water jet. Strong flames and thick black smoke could be... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369931/fire-breaks-out-rooftop-residential-building-hong-kongs-mong-kok?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369931/fire-breaks-out-rooftop-residential-building-hong-kongs-mong-kok?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:35:24 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A construction worker has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a man who confronted him about smoking while they were waiting for a lift at a private housing estate in Hong Kong. A High Court jury on Tuesday found Tam Yun-chiu, 52, guilty of killing Ho Lok-man after hearing that he repeatedly punched the victim in the face, knocked him to the ground and kicked his head on the podium floor of Amoy Gardens in Kowloon Bay on September 19, 2023. Ho, a 48-year-old bus driver, became... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369928/construction-worker-jailed-life-killing-bus-driver-after-smoking-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369928/construction-worker-jailed-life-killing-bus-driver-after-smoking-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:08:12 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok A 74-year-old retired Hong Kong police officer lost control of his paraglider in strong air currents and suffered multiple injuries after crashing on Lantau Island, a probe into the fatal 2024 accident has found. A report published by the Air Accident Investigation Authority on Monday detailed the incident involving the pilot at Sunset Peak, Hong Kong’s third-highest mountain, on June 17, 2024. The authority urged paragliding groups to stress the importance of thorough risk assessments before... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369815/man-74-lost-control-paraglider-strong-winds-probe-fatal-crash-finds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369815/man-74-lost-control-paraglider-strong-winds-probe-fatal-crash-finds?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:08:28 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen An off-duty senior ambulanceman has died after falling from a cliff while abseiling in Hong Kong. The Fire Services Department said on Friday that it had received a report at 2.33pm that a man had fallen from Kowloon Peak in Wong Tai Sin while abseiling. Rescuers and a government helicopter searched the area and found an unconscious man at a nearby cliff. Another man with minor injuries was found on a nearby trail. The department mobilised its mountain and high-angle rescue teams during the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369630/duty-senior-ambulanceman-dies-after-abseiling-fall-kowloon-peak?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369630/duty-senior-ambulanceman-dies-after-abseiling-fall-kowloon-peak?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:12:25 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Two power outages hit Hong Kong’s Ho Man Tin, the first lasting more than four hours overnight into Thursday, disrupting hotel operations and about 1,000 households. CLP Power, which supplies electricity to Kowloon and the New Territories, said equipment near Waterloo Road in Kowloon first malfunctioned at 11.18pm on Wednesday, affecting about 1,000 customers. “After CLP Power’s engineering personnel conducted an emergency repair and deployed some mobile electricity generators at the scene, the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369415/hong-kong-power-outages-hit-ho-man-tin-disrupting-1000-households-and-hotel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369415/hong-kong-power-outages-hit-ho-man-tin-disrupting-1000-households-and-hotel?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:19:36 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok Four taxi passengers escaped injury after their driver lost consciousness at the wheel on a Hong Kong highway, leaving them struggling to control the vehicle before it hit a road divider. Dashcam footage circulating online on Monday captured the incident. It showed the 66-year-old driver slumped unconscious behind the wheel as a male passenger in the front seat and three women in the back desperately try to rouse him. The taxi was travelling eastbound on Ching Cheung Road near Nob Hill at about... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369381/taxi-passengers-take-wheel-after-cabby-faints-while-driving-hong-kong-highway?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369381/taxi-passengers-take-wheel-after-cabby-faints-while-driving-hong-kong-highway?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:06:26 +0000 Emily Hung Emily Hung A family of four was sent to hospital on Wednesday morning after a fire broke out at a public housing estate in Sha Tin, prompting the evacuation of about 140 residents. Police received a report at 6.48am as thick smoke poured from a mid-rise flat in Yan Chuen House at Shui Chuen O Estate. The family tried to put out the fire, which started on their TV stand, but failed to do so, and fled, police said. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire at around 7.10am. All four members of the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369262/family-4-hospital-after-fire-sha-tin-public-housing-estate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369262/family-4-hospital-after-fire-sha-tin-public-housing-estate?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:24:22 +0000 Danny Mok,Vivian Au Danny Mok,Vivian Au A young cyclist who died after a suspected canine attack in Hong Kong earlier this month was likely bitten on the neck by several dogs, but government forensic pathologists fear it may ultimately be impossible to determine which exact animals were involved, the South China Morning Post has learned. The SCMP has learned that the victim was Fairview Park resident Eva Chu, who was found on Pok Wai South Road near Nam Sang Wai at 12.42am on September 20. CCTV footage showed that three dogs chased... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369246/cyclist-likely-bitten-several-dogs-and-died-throat-injuries-source-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3369246/cyclist-likely-bitten-several-dogs-and-died-throat-injuries-source-says?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:55:37 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying Seventeen people have been injured in Hong Kong after a minibus collided with a truck on Fanling Highway in the New Territories during the peak-hour commute. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 9am on Monday after the minibus, which was travelling in the direction of Tai Po, struck the truck near Choi Yuen Estate in Sheung Shui, police said. The truck had slowed down on the highway when the minibus failed to brake in time and crashed into it, the force said. The crash injured... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3369003/17-injured-minibus-hits-truck-hong-kong-highway-during-morning-rush?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3369003/17-injured-minibus-hits-truck-hong-kong-highway-during-morning-rush?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:51:49 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok At least three hikers fell ill on countryside trails as temperatures in parts of Hong Kong climbed to a sweltering 33 degrees Celsius (91 Fahrenheit) on Sunday. A 25-year-old visitor was suspected of suffering from heatstroke while he hiked with friends on the popular High Island Reservoir East Dam-Po Pin Chau hiking route in Sai Kung at about noon. A government helicopter airlifted him to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai for treatment. The route is one of Hong Kong’s best-known hiking trails,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368956/3-hikers-fall-ill-hong-kong-trails-temperatures-top-33-degrees?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368956/3-hikers-fall-ill-hong-kong-trails-temperatures-top-33-degrees?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:53:47 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok A mechanical fault on a private jet triggered a precautionary “local standby” at Hong Kong’s airport on Thursday, with the aircraft later landing safely. The Gulfstream G650 reported a flap problem at around 5.21pm and estimated an arrival time of 5.53pm, prompting the Fire Services Department and other airport rescue units to deploy personnel to strategic positions along the runway in readiness to offer immediate assistance. An ambulance was also dispatched as part of the initial emergency... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368692/private-jet-flap-scare-triggers-local-standby-hong-kong-airport?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368692/private-jet-flap-scare-triggers-local-standby-hong-kong-airport?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:52:24 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok Hong Kong authorities have charged an animal welfare activist after a stray dog captured during an investigation into a suspected fatal canine attack on a cyclist in Yuen Long was found to have a microchip registered in his name. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and police have been conducting operations to capture stray dogs in the area following the suspected attack on Sunday. Police suspect a pack of dogs attacked a 27-year-old woman, who was found unconscious beside a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368549/activist-charged-after-microchipped-dog-caught-probe-suspected-attack?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3368549/activist-charged-after-microchipped-dog-caught-probe-suspected-attack?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:24:53 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Faulty lifts are not uncommon in a high-rise city like Hong Kong, but it’s not every day such problems escalate to its top leader for attention. The 24 malfunctioning lifts at a newly commissioned clinical building at Queen Mary Hospital require not only prompt mechanical repairs but also a thorough investigation and punishment for those responsible. The saga first came to light in mid-August when the full commissioning of the hospital’s new HK$13.5 billion (US$1.7 billion) block was delayed by... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/comment/article/3368243/hong-kong-must-address-systemic-lapses-behind-hospital-lift-failures?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/comment/article/3368243/hong-kong-must-address-systemic-lapses-behind-hospital-lift-failures?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:15:07 +0000 Danny Mok,Jess Ma Danny Mok,Jess Ma Hong Kong police suspect a pack of dogs attacked a 27-year-old woman who was found unconscious beside a bicycle in Yuen Long and later died, less than a month after a similar canine-related case. The woman was discovered on Pok Wai South Road at 12.42am on Sunday, according to the force. The victim, who worked as a background music operator, was taken to Pok Oi Hospital in Yuen Long and pronounced dead at 2.09am. Security camera footage showed her leaving Yuen Long MTR station at 11.40pm on... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368151/woman-dies-after-suspected-dog-attack-hong-kongs-yuen-long?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3368151/woman-dies-after-suspected-dog-attack-hong-kongs-yuen-long?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:05:57 +0000 Fiona Chow Fiona Chow A main contractor and two subcontractors have been fined more than HK$900,000 each for their role in the death of a 38-year-old worker who was electrocuted while handling wiring for solar panels during wet weather at the Hong Kong Science Park three years ago. Magistrate Jeffrey Sze Cho-yiu said China Power International Development, the main contractor for solar panel installation works at the park, had not conducted any on-site supervision “in the slightest”. The project involved three... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367889/3-firms-fined-over-hk900000-each-role-apprentice-electricians-death?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367889/3-firms-fined-over-hk900000-each-role-apprentice-electricians-death?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:16:56 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to 22 months behind bars for driving dangerously and causing a 19-year-old student’s death at a pedestrian crossing two years ago. The District Court on Thursday also disqualified Ernest Au Yeung Shiu-hong from driving for five years and criticised his “extremely dangerous and irresponsible” attitude that led to Lisa Pun’s death on November 7, 2024. Au Yeung, an NGO event organiser, drove his Tesla Model Y past a box junction on On Lok Road in Yuen Long at... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367834/22-months-jail-hong-kong-driver-who-fatally-struck-student-traffic-junction?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367834/22-months-jail-hong-kong-driver-who-fatally-struck-student-traffic-junction?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:41:16 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong A Hong Kong court has ordered the winding-up of an engineering consultant behind a HK$336 million (US$42.8 million) renovation project at the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court over an unspecified debt. The High Court on Wednesday granted Tong Yiu-kwok’s application to wind up Will Power Architects after the company neither filed a statement in opposition nor sent a representative to explain its position at the hearing. The court did not disclose Tong’s relationship with the firm or the amount of debt... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367691/hong-kong-court-winds-wang-fuk-court-renovation-consultant-over-debt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367691/hong-kong-court-winds-wang-fuk-court-renovation-consultant-over-debt?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:49:37 +0000 Eric Jiang Eric Jiang A construction worker has died after falling while erecting scaffolding, marking Hong Kong’s 19th fatal accident in the construction industry and second to involve truss-out platforms this year, according to police and a concern group. The force said it received a report at 11.39am on Friday that a male worker had fallen and was found lying on a podium along Yu Chau Street in Sham Shui Po. The man was rushed to the nearby Caritas Medical Centre, where he was later declared dead. Police have... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3367235/man-dies-fall-scaffolding-19th-fatal-construction-accident-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3367235/man-dies-fall-scaffolding-19th-fatal-construction-accident-year?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:03:31 +0000 Theodora Yu Theodora Yu A 61-year-old man died in hospital on Thursday after collapsing on board a Hong Kong train earlier in the morning. Police said they received a report at 7.39am from passengers who found the man collapsed on a Central-bound train as it arrived at Cheung Sha Wan station. The incident temporarily disrupted MTR services along the Tsuen Wan line. The force added that firefighters and paramedics had arrived and found the man unconscious. He was rushed to Caritas Medical Centre in Sham Shui Po and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3367012/man-61-dies-hospital-after-collapsing-board-hong-kong-train?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3367012/man-61-dies-hospital-after-collapsing-board-hong-kong-train?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:10:22 +0000 Theodora Yu Theodora Yu A 23-month-old girl born with heart and brain conditions has died after her parents found her unresponsive in their Hong Kong flat, the South China Morning Post has learned. Police said they received a report from the infant’s mother at 5.30am, saying her daughter had passed out at their public housing flat at 20 Olympic Avenue in Kai Tak. Paramedics arrived shortly afterwards and found the girl unconscious, with no pulse. She was taken to Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, where she was... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3366994/toddler-heart-and-brain-conditions-dies-after-being-found-unresponsive-bed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3366994/toddler-heart-and-brain-conditions-dies-after-being-found-unresponsive-bed?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:50:16 +0000 Eric Jiang Eric Jiang Hong Kong’s Buildings Department has filed 259 charges against two companies and four individuals over repair works at the inferno-ravaged Wang Fuk Court, after investigations found non-fire-retardant materials were used and safety obligations were not met. The department said on Wednesday that the charges included allegedly permitting or authorising to be used in the carrying out of building works materials which are defective or did not comply with the provisions of the Buildings Ordinance, as... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3366953/buildings-department-files-259-charges-over-work-fire-ravaged-hong-kong-estate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3366953/buildings-department-files-259-charges-over-work-fire-ravaged-hong-kong-estate?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:31:00 +0000 Brian Wong Brian Wong Former Hong Kong lawmaker William Wong Kam-fai, who resigned after an alleged drink-driving incident, has been given two months to consider his plea on four traffic offences. Wong, 66, was not required to enter a plea during his first appearance at Sha Tin Court on Wednesday. Defence lawyer Paul Tse Wai-chun, also a former legislator, sought a nine-week adjournment to allow time for legal advice. Magistrate Raymond Wong Kwok-fai set the next hearing for November 11. A computer scientist by... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3366875/ex-hong-kong-lawmaker-william-wongs-bail-extended-4-traffic-offences?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3366875/ex-hong-kong-lawmaker-william-wongs-bail-extended-4-traffic-offences?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Sep 2026 05:16:47 +0000 Eric Jiang Eric Jiang Fatal cycling accidents in Hong Kong more than doubled in the first half of 2026 compared with a year earlier, with nine deaths recorded, as police point to cyclists ignoring traffic signals and road signs. Overall, 59 fatal traffic accidents were recorded in the first six months of the year, killing 63 people, up more than 40 per cent from a year earlier. Fatal cases involving bicycles surged 125 per cent, accounting for nine of those deaths. “Most cyclists tend to ignore traffic signals and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3366524/fatal-cycling-accidents-hong-kong-more-double-first-half-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3366524/fatal-cycling-accidents-hong-kong-more-double-first-half-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Sep 2026 06:09:08 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen An elderly man has died after collapsing while hiking on a scenic yet notoriously challenging hill in southern Hong Kong. Police received a report at 9.13am on Sunday from a passer-by regarding the 72-year-old man surnamed Kwok, who collapsed at Yuk Kwai Shan on Ap Lei Chau. A Government Flying Service helicopter airlifted Kwok, who was unconscious and had sustained scratches to his head and feet, to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan. He was later pronounced dead, with the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3366519/elderly-hiker-airlifted-hospital-after-collapsing-scenic-spot-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3366519/elderly-hiker-airlifted-hospital-after-collapsing-scenic-spot-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Sep 2026 04:46:00 +0000 Connor Mycroft Connor Mycroft Police are investigating the death of a 54-year-old driver of a Tesla whose vehicle collided with two other cars along Hong Kong’s Island Eastern Corridor. The police force said it received a report at 10.37am on Saturday that the man was driving west along the corridor when he was suspected to have lost control of the Tesla and collided with two other vehicles near the North Point Ferry Concourse Promenade. Police added that the Tesla driver sustained “no superficial injury”, but was rushed... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3366470/driver-dies-after-tesla-collides-2-cars-hong-kong-expressway?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3366470/driver-dies-after-tesla-collides-2-cars-hong-kong-expressway?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:01:05 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen Fourteen people, including nine children, have been injured in a collision involving two school buses at a Hong Kong girls’ primary school. The Fire Services Department said on Wednesday that it dispatched 10 ambulances to handle the accident at 1.26pm at Good Hope Primary School cum Kindergarten, located at No 381 Jat’s Incline in Ngau Chi Wan. Eight of the 14 injured people were sent to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong for treatment, while another five were admitted to Kwong Wah Hospital... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3366084/least-14-injured-after-2-buses-collide-hong-kong-primary-school?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3366084/least-14-injured-after-2-buses-collide-hong-kong-primary-school?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:21:12 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Urban renewal is essential, not optional, for a small and densely populated city like Hong Kong. While new buildings continue to mushroom across the districts each year, it is outpaced by the relentless ageing of blocks, many of which have become dilapidated and pose a danger to public safety. In this context, the government’s new five-year bonus plot ratio pilot scheme to expedite redevelopment is not merely a technical tweak to planning rules. It is a much-needed and pragmatic attempt to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/comment/article/3365564/hong-kong-right-harness-market-forces-urban-renewal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/comment/article/3365564/hong-kong-right-harness-market-forces-urban-renewal?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:15:08 +0000 Cannix Yau Cannix Yau Three people have been injured and four cats have died after a power bank caught fire in a public housing flat in Hong Kong, forcing nearly 80 residents to evacuate. Police said they received a report at 2.51am on Thursday from a resident that the power bank inside her flat at So Uk Estate in Cheung Sha Wan had caught fire and that she managed to escape in time. Multiple other calls reported thick smoke coming from the location. The Fire Services Department said firefighters arrived shortly... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3365425/3-people-injured-4-cats-dead-after-power-bank-catches-fire-hong-kong-flat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3365425/3-people-injured-4-cats-dead-after-power-bank-catches-fire-hong-kong-flat?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:26:32 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok A Hong Kong taxi driver was killed and 11 others injured when his vehicle collided with a bus and a truck on Lantau Island on Tuesday evening. Police said the taxi driver, heading towards Tung Chung, attempted to overtake a truck in the same lane on Cheung Tung Road at around 8pm. He then swerved into the opposite lane but crashed into a route DB03P bus from Discovery Bay to Sunny Bay MTR station. The taxi also collided with the truck before coming to a standstill. The taxi driver, 59, was... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3365240/cabby-killed-9-others-injured-after-taxi-hits-bus-truck-lantau-island?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3365240/cabby-killed-9-others-injured-after-taxi-hits-bus-truck-lantau-island?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:14:57 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu About 60 people were evacuated and a 98-year-old woman was taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a flat in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Police said they received multiple reports of the blaze at 488 Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay at 10.59am. Among the 58 people evacuated were 25 women and 17 men in the building. Another 11 men and five women in a bank on the ground floor were also evacuated. The elderly woman reported feeling unwell and was taken to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai, police said. At... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/education/article/3365158/58-evacuated-woman-taken-hospital-after-fire-hong-kong-flat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/education/article/3365158/58-evacuated-woman-taken-hospital-after-fire-hong-kong-flat?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:12:23 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Hong Kong should make safety design a part of all building development plans and address the culture of rushing work at construction sites, industry leaders have said after the city recorded 15 fatal industrial accidents earlier this year. Their calls followed the warning by Construction Industry Council chairman Thomas Ho On-sing on Monday that the number of such accidents was on the rise despite stiffer penalties, reflecting that a safety culture had failed to take root. Ho pointed out that up... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/article/3365155/construction-safety-design-needed-reduce-fatal-accidents-hong-kong-experts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/article/3365155/construction-safety-design-needed-reduce-fatal-accidents-hong-kong-experts?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:06:24 +0000 Ambrose Li Ambrose Li A 76-year-old man has been sent to hospital after falling on an escalator at a Hong Kong shopping centre, while two other elderly people sustained minor injuries, according to police. The force received a report at 4.19pm on Sunday that three people had fallen on an escalator in phase one of Shek Lei Shopping Centre, leaving the man trapped. He sustained injuries to his arms and legs and was taken to Princess Margaret Hospital. Photos circulating online show fire services personnel and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/article/3364981/elderly-man-hospitalised-2-others-hurt-after-escalator-fall-hong-kong-mall?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/article/3364981/elderly-man-hospitalised-2-others-hurt-after-escalator-fall-hong-kong-mall?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:20:50 +0000 Connor Mycroft Connor Mycroft Hong Kong police have arrested a 38-year-old man on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs following a three-vehicle crash that left two people injured. Police said they received a report at 1.48pm on Saturday of a traffic accident along Pok Fu Lam Road involving a large truck and two light goods vehicles. The force said the 38-year-old driver of one of the light goods vehicles failed a drug test that was administered at the scene. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364929/man-38-arrested-driving-under-influence-drugs-after-3-vehicle-crash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364929/man-38-arrested-driving-under-influence-drugs-after-3-vehicle-crash?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:59:38 +0000 Vivian Au Vivian Au A Hong Kong man has been hospitalised after being trapped by fallen bamboo scaffolding at a building in Sham Shui Po, prompting authorities to launch an investigation. Emergency services were called to 105-107 Nam Cheong Street at around 3.49pm on Saturday following reports scaffolding measuring about 15 metres by 33 metres (49 feet by 108 feet) had partially collapsed and trapped the victim. According to police, the victim, who is believed to be in his fifties or sixties, suffered head injuries... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364927/man-hospitalised-after-bamboo-scaffolding-collapses-sham-shui-po?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364927/man-hospitalised-after-bamboo-scaffolding-collapses-sham-shui-po?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:34:33 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial With hindsight, there was a warning in a big dog’s fatal attacks on two small dogs earlier this week that people might not be safe from sudden unprovoked attacks. But nothing prepared the city for the fatal mauling of a 33-year-old woman by a big dog in her care at a training centre and dog hotel in northern Hong Kong on Thursday. In the first incident involving a 60kg (132lb) unleashed dog, a court will decide whether its owner, a 52-year-old Yuen Long man, failed to properly control it, after... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/comment/article/3364828/hong-kong-must-crack-down-irresponsible-pet-owners?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/comment/article/3364828/hong-kong-must-crack-down-irresponsible-pet-owners?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:15:08 +0000 Danny Mok,Leopold Chen Danny Mok,Leopold Chen A 33-year-old woman who operated a pet training facility in northern Hong Kong has been found dead after being mauled by a dog, police have said. Confirming an earlier South China Morning Post report, investigators said closed-circuit television footage showed the woman working alone at the facility at Ping Yeung Tsuen in Ta Kwu Ling when she was attacked by one of the dogs there on Thursday afternoon. Assistant district commander Matthew Chan Kai-chak of the Border police district said the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364727/woman-found-dead-hong-kong-suspected-dog-bites-probe-under-way?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364727/woman-found-dead-hong-kong-suspected-dog-bites-probe-under-way?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:15:03 +0000 Leopold Chen Leopold Chen Five people have been injured after a taxi and three private cars collided on Tsing Kwai Highway in Hong Kong. Police said the four vehicles crashed on the Kowloon-bound carriageway near Lai King MTR station at 8.40am on Monday, leaving four men and one woman with minor injuries. The Fire Services Department said all five injured people were taken to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung for treatment. The Transport Department said the fast lane of the Kowloon-bound Tsing Kwai Highway was... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3364247/5-injured-after-taxi-3-cars-collide-hong-kong-highway?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3364247/5-injured-after-taxi-3-cars-collide-hong-kong-highway?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:05:07 +0000 Kristen Cheung Kristen Cheung A truck driver fled the scene after his vehicle crashed into roadside barriers and burst into flames on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island early on Saturday, with debris from the collision injuring a taxi driver and a passenger travelling behind. The crash occurred at about 3.15am during an amber rainstorm warning. A 16-tonne truck carrying electronic parts was heading towards the airport when it crashed on the North Lantau Highway near Tung Chung Eastern Interchange. The vehicle skidded on the wet road,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3364126/truck-driver-flees-after-vehicle-crashes-and-bursts-flames-lantau-highway?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3364126/truck-driver-flees-after-vehicle-crashes-and-bursts-flames-lantau-highway?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:12:55 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok A school bus driver died in hospital and a passenger was slightly injured after their vehicle, which was carrying nearly 50 children, crashed inside Hong Kong’s Shing Mun Tunnel on Wednesday afternoon. The coach was travelling towards Tsuen Wan when it suddenly went out of control and hit a kerb at around 3.30pm. Emergency responders found the driver, 71, unconscious at the scene. A woman passenger, 53, sustained minor injuries to her hand, while the 47 children on board were unharmed. Both the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363789/school-bus-crashes-shing-mun-tunnel-after-driver-loses-consciousness-1-injured?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363789/school-bus-crashes-shing-mun-tunnel-after-driver-loses-consciousness-1-injured?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:47:00 +0000 Matthew Cheng Matthew Cheng The Hong Kong government has demanded that a contractor rectify faulty lifts in a new block at Queen Mary Hospital after multiple glitches delayed the launch of all clinical services at the building. A veteran electrical and building services engineer said it was unusual for 24 out of 28 lifts in a new building to malfunction, while a lawmaker said the situation involving Anlev Elex Elevator was “unacceptable”, warning it could further delay completion of the HK$13.5 billion (US$1.72 billion)... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3363768/contractor-ordered-fix-faulty-lifts-causing-queen-mary-hospital-block-delay?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3363768/contractor-ordered-fix-faulty-lifts-causing-queen-mary-hospital-block-delay?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:49:12 +0000 Wynna Wong Wynna Wong A man has suffered minor burns in a fire that spread to two huts and four speedboats in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung. The Fire Services Department said it received multiple reports of a blaze that broke out near a minibus terminus in Po Toi O village at 8.33am on Wednesday. It was classified as a No 1 alarm fire, the lowest in Hong Kong’s five-tier system. Firefighters arrived at the scene 14 minutes later and found a man, aged about 60, who had suffered minor burns to his right hand, it said. He... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363761/man-injured-fire-engulfs-2-huts-4-speedboats-village-sai-kung?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363761/man-injured-fire-engulfs-2-huts-4-speedboats-village-sai-kung?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:24:50 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok Hong Kong authorities have launched a search in waters west of the city for a man believed to have fallen overboard from a sightseeing vessel travelling between Shekou and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. The operator of the cruise, which had departed from Shekou in neighbouring Shenzhen for a sightseeing trip of the mega bridge, reported the incident at around 3pm on Tuesday after crew members realised the passenger was missing upon returning to shore. A review of on-board security footage... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363679/search-under-way-missing-cruise-passenger-hong-kong-mega-bridge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363679/search-under-way-missing-cruise-passenger-hong-kong-mega-bridge?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:28:36 +0000 Wynna Wong Wynna Wong A 72-year-old man who went missing three days ago has been found dead on a mountain trail in Hong Kong’s Sha Tin district. The family of Tam Hing-man reported him missing on Saturday after losing contact with him, police said. He left his home on Pik Tin Street in Tai Wai that morning and failed to return. Police, firefighters, the Government Flying Service and Civil Aid Service subsequently mounted a days-long search. At about 11.30am on Tuesday, rescuers found a man collapsed on a mountain... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363651/missing-elderly-man-found-dead-sha-tin-mountain-trail-after-3-day-search?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/hong-kong/society/article/3363651/missing-elderly-man-found-dead-sha-tin-mountain-trail-after-3-day-search?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:44:21 +0000