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Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong
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The confrontation occurred at Ming Sum Home for the Sen in Yuen Long on Monday. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong care home resident arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies

Dispute between two residents, both in their fifties, at Yuen Long care home turned physical, with one allegedly hitting and kicking the other.

Hong Kong fires and safety

Fire in Hong Kong public flat kills 78-year-old man, injures 3

Road safety in Hong Kong

Driver escapes injury after Mercedes flips over on Hong Kong’s Tsing Ma Bridge

Hong Kong

Woman, 56, falls to her death in Hong Kong while cleaning window at home

Woman’s son called police at 6.35am on Sunday after she fell onto balcony at public housing estate in Tiu Keng Leng, source says.

A woman has died after falling from a flat in Kin Ming Estate in Tseung Kwan O. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong

Hong Kong man hurt in electric bike hit-and-run accident while crossing road

Pedestrian, 50, was crossing the road at a Light Rail stop in Tin Shui Wai when hit.

Hong Kong

Crashed Mercedes-Benz car found abandoned in Hong Kong drainage channel

Police say driver of white Mercedes found in metres-deep drainage channel in Yuen Long has not been located.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong probes whether firm in fatal work accident took rainstorm precautions

Labour minister Chris Sun says contractors must exercise ‘extra caution’ during adverse weather.

A worker was killed on Thursday by a falling iron beam at a construction site near the border-crossing facilities at Hong Kong’s mega bridge connecting mainland China and Macau. Photo: Now TV
Hong Kong economy

Firm suspended from bidding for Hong Kong contracts after worker killed on site

Development Bureau places temporary ban on contractor after one worker killed and another injured by falling beam at site near mega bridge.

Hong Kong

Worker dies after beam falls at Hong Kong construction site amid rainstorm

Incident happened on site near border crossing facilities of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, with a second worker injured.

Road safety in Hong Kong

12 injured in bus-truck collision in Hong Kong residential area

Truck in head-on collision with KMB double-decker bus on Lin Tak Road, with drivers of both vehicles among injured.

A collision between a bus and a truck on a road in a residential district left 12 people injured. Photo: Jelly Tse
Sha Tin

Cyclist injured after Hong Kong tour bus crashes into road dividers

Cyclist sustains injuries to face and hands, while bus driver emerges unhurt.

A Hong Kong tour bus has lost control and crashed into road dividers in Sha Tin. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Hong Kong hiker dies after falling 20 metres at mountain stream

Man, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident in the northern New Territories.

MTR Corporation

4 injured after man on Hong Kong escalator feels unwell, falls into 3 others

Source says man, 33, and his mother, 62, were on ascending escalator when he suddenly developed leg cramp and fell backwards.

Hong Kong fires and safety

TVB cameraman found dead on balcony of Hong Kong flat in aftermath of blaze

Police say they received reports of a fire in Sham Shui Po flat in early hours of Thursday, as 60 people evacuated from building.

Police say firefighters did not find anyone when they first entered the flat, but later discovered the man dead on the balcony. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Hong Kong teen dies on 5,276-metre peak in Sichuan province

Parents had registered 16-year-old with travel agency to climb Mount Siguniang with others, but he went missing while suffering leg fatigue.

Sichuan’s Mount Siguniang. Photo: Weibo
Crime in Hong Kong

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

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

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Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp to carry out one-off inspection of critical rail assets

Move follows calls from Chief Executive John Lee for rail firm to improve on ‘inadequacies’ in emergency response, contingency planning.

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Hong Kong

1 dead, 3 injured after 2-vehicle crash in Hong Kong’s New Territories

Police say taxi, private car collided on Fan Kam Road near Chuk Hang in Pat Heung at around 2am.

One passenger, 41, sustained serious injuries and was rushed to North District Hospital, where he was certified dead at 3.02am. Photo: Roy Issa
Hong Kong

Editorial | Answers needed on driverless bus crash in Hong Kong

Incident at Hong Kong airport comes as more unmanned vehicles are taking part in trials on city roads.

Hong Kong society

Keung To of Hong Kong band Mirror rescued after accidentally falling into sea

Police received a report at 4.36pm on Tuesday that a man had fallen into the waters near the Western Wholesale Food Market.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong housing authorities cancel contracts with firm linked to 5 site deaths

Aggressive Construction Company has now lost all six of its projects despite obtaining temporary court order to lift ban on its licence.

A woman walks past a building with a Hong Kong Housing Authority logo. The Housing Authority has said that the contractor’s performance on three projects is “far below” contract requirements. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong government orders report after 2 driverless buses collide at airport

No passengers on board at time of accident, but experts urge thorough investigation as airport set to expand use of driverless vehicles.

Two vehicles collided at a taxiway intersection near the southwest corner of Terminal 1 at the airport on Sunday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

3 crashes on Hong Kong highway leave 7 hurt, including infant

Police say accidents reported at nearly same spot on Fanling Highway in just over an hour, with 10-month-old among those injured.

Hong Kong science and tech

Hong Kong’s first AI system to spot scaffolding issues deployed in local project

HK$1 million system able to detect structural inclinations that cannot be spotted by the naked eye and sends danger alerts to construction team.

Hong Kong society

Court suspends work ban on Hong Kong contractor linked to 5 site deaths

Aggressive Construction Company will remain on government’s registered list of contractors temporarily pending a hearing on its appeal.

A 65-tonne tower crane collapsed at a site on Anderson Road in Kwun Tong in September 2022, killing three workers. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong

Truck driver, 49, arrested after fatal crash at bus stop in Hong Kong

Suspect arrested over dangerous driving causing death, day after police apprehended truck owner.

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Police have arrested the driver of the truck suspected of ramming into a bus stop on Tuesday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Hong Kong hiker, 69, dies after collapsing on Wilson Trail

Man was found unconscious by other hikers on Section 5 of Wilson Trail at around 9.13am.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Genuine Hong Kong road accident victims must not suffer

Abuse of assistance scheme has led to surge in claims and the Hong Kong government planning to reduce payouts.

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