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Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong

Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong
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Police are investigating the incident in northern Hong Kong. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong

Woman found dead in Hong Kong after dog mauling

Incident comes amid citywide concern over management of large dogs after an unleashed 60kg canine fatally attacked two smaller pets this week.

Mainland China

5 injured after taxi, 3 cars collide on Hong Kong highway

Hong Kong

Truck driver flees after vehicle crashes and bursts into flames on Lantau highway

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Hong Kong

School bus crashes in Shing Mun Tunnel after driver loses consciousness

Driver later dies in hospital while all 47 children on board escape unharmed.

Emergency responders send an injured passenger for treatment. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Contractor ordered to fix faulty lifts causing Queen Mary Hospital block delay

Lawmaker says situation involving Anlev Elex Elevator ‘unacceptable’, warning it could further delay HK$13.5 billion redevelopment project.

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Hong Kong fires and safety

Man injured as fire engulfs 2 huts, 4 speedboats at village in Sai Kung

Hong Kong firefighters say they received multiple reports of a fire that broke out near a minibus terminus in Po Toi O village.

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Hong Kong society

Search under way for missing cruise passenger off Hong Kong mega bridge

Review of on-board security footage led the vessel’s operator to suspect the man had fallen into the sea during the voyage.

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is one of the region’s most prominent landmarks and a major attraction for sightseeing cruises. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong society

Elderly hiker found dead on Sha Tin mountain trail after 3-day search

Rescuers find man, believed to be 72-year-old Tam Hing-man, dead on Fo Tan trail after three-day search.

Hong Kong

Editorial | Workplace deaths cannot be price Hong Kong pays for development

With the city recording at least six industrial work fatalities in the first quarter of this year, stakeholders at all levels must step up attention to workplace safety.

Hong Kong transport

MTR passenger’s hand caught in door while trying to retrieve item from tracks

Video shows passenger kneeling at train door with left hand trapped while knocking on the glass with his right hand and saying, ‘Please open the door’.

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The man’s left hand was trapped by the train door as he tried to retrieve a dropped item from the tracks. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Man dies on Hong Kong trail as city swelters in record-breaking heat

Filipino man, 64, was found unconscious on Plover Cove Reservoir Country Trail and later pronounced dead.

Plover Cove Reservoir in Tai Po. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

16 taken to hospital after fire breaks out at Taikoo Shing flat

Blaze erupted at Begonia Mansion in Taikoo Shing’s Harbour View Gardens, with smoke pouring from flat.

Hong Kong police

Missing man, 58, found dead in Ma On Shan after days-long search effort

Police say cause of death to be determined by autopsy for man, who was believed to have gone missing in Tseung Kwan O on July 24.

Hong Kong

Man found dead in waters off Hong Kong’s Stonecutters Island, probe under way

Police say preliminary investigations suggest that the man might have drowned while swimming.

Hong Kong police found the body of a man in waters off Stonecutters Island on Thursday morning. Photo: Martin Chan
Hong Kong

Hong Kong fatal traffic accidents rise 44% in first half of 2026, with 63 dead

Many cases involved elderly victims and older drivers, police say, while calling for tighter health requirements for motorists.

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A fatal minibus accident in Ma Tau Wai in June. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Water dispenser linked to legionnaires’ disease case in Hong Kong hospital

Devices dispensing cooled boiled water tested positive for Legionella bacteria at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, authorities say.

Hong Kong

Lucky escape for boy, 7, after wheel comes off KMB double-decker in Hong Kong

KMB double-decker on route 86 lost rear left wheel which struck and dented metal railing, which hit the boy who was waiting for a bus.

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Hong Kong society

Security at reservoir ramped up after trespassers enter spillway during discharge

Authorities warn of legal action against trespassers, after viral footage shows group entering Ho Pui Reservoir to pose for photos.

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Authorities have warned they could take legal action over the alleged incident. Photo: Handout

Video | Hikers pose for photos as Hong Kong dam floodgate opens

Trespassing into the city’s water facilities carries a maximum penalty of HK$50,000 and up to two years in prison.

Hong Kong rescue services

Woman missing for 11 days found alive on hillside near Hong Kong cemetery

Police say nearly two-week search for Ngan Lai‑ching hampered by typhoon and days of heavy rain.

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Hong Kong police

Safety manager dies after falling 10 floors at Hong Kong construction site

Advocacy group says the man was married with two young children, aged three and seven, and had been the family’s breadwinner.

Emergency responders discovered the 39-year-old man unconscious and trapped on scaffolding at the work site on Sa Po Road. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Triathlete death sparks calls for AI monitoring, GPS tracking at Hong Kong races

‘Could there be a system notification if a participant enters the water but does not reach the finish line after 15 minutes?’ lawmaker Vincent Cheng says.

Authorities conducted a search and rescue operation lasting nearly seven hours before finding the triathlete. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Call to suspend water sports when amber alert in force after triathlete, 59, dies

Man found on Sunday afternoon after hours-long search by emergency services.

Hong Kong

6 hurt as truck and minibus collide on Hong Kong’s Castle Peak Road

Six people taken to Pok Oi Hospital in Yuen Long with neck injuries.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Contractor’s 2 directors deny all allegations in Tai Po fire witness statements

Independent committee investigating Wang Fuk Court fire also releases statement by district councillor previously criticised by residents.

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Prestige director Hau Wah-kin denied allegations of bid-rigging in his witness statement. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong fires and safety

Man dies, 78 people evacuated after fire breaks out at Hong Kong village house

Authorities say they were alerted at around 4.30am to blaze at home in Ling Shan Tsuen in Fanling.

Firefighters at the scene of Wednesday morning’s fire. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

10 injured as minibus, water tanker collide in Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong district

Accident occurred near Yue Man Square Public Transport Terminal and all injured taken to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong.

Hong Kong

Probe launched after worker falls to death while repairing plane in Hong Kong

Man falls from six-metre-high platform at Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company worksite after mistakenly stepping into gap, police say.

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