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Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong

Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong
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The section of Tai Po Road where the crash occurred has three lanes and a speed limit of 70 km/h. Photo: Handout
Road safety in Hong Kong

Biker dies after crashing head-on with 3-wheeled motorcycle in Hong Kong

Motorcyclist, 21, was heading north on Sha Tin Heights section of Tai Po Road when he lost control of bike.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong taxi driver dies, two passengers hurt in head-on crash with bus

Hong Kong society

Instructor arrested after diver seriously injured by boat propeller

Crime in Hong Kong

Boy, 16, in a critical condition after fall through school classroom window

Teen believed to have been knocked from behind as he climbed through window.

The incident is understood to have occurred at Tuen Mun Government Secondary School on Friday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Tighter site safety urged after Hong Kong records over 60 industrial accidents

Labour unions raise concerns following back-to-back construction site deaths involving heavy machinery.

Crime in Hong Kong

Lawmaker William Wong says sorry after arrest over CUHK drink-driving crash

CUHK associate dean arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, careless driving and failing to stop and report an accident.

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Wellness

Strength training helped a mum save her kids. Now she’s urging others to start

Jennifer Wannenmacher rescued her children from a risky sea incident. The 47-year-old shares how to build strength in middle age.

Hong Kong-based emcee Jennifer Wannenmacher lifts weights at the Coastal Fitness gym in North Point. The mother of three describes how years of strength training enabled her to lift her kids out of troubled waters when a day of coasteering turned treacherous. Photo: Edmond So
Education in Hong Kong

School activates crisis team after boy dies from heatstroke on weekend run

Hong Kong Adventist Academy confirms one of its students died from heatstroke on Saturday.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Exclusive | Housing minister talks accountability, how to prevent another Tai Po fire

Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho says tragedy left profound impact on all involved departments and highlighted need to strengthen oversight.

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Hong Kong

Worker killed, another injured after excavator tips over in Hong Kong

Incident at construction site on Liberty Avenue is second fatal industrial accident in past four days.

The incident was reported on Monday morning. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Editorial | Manslaughter charge over workplace death sends a strong message

Repeated promises to improve Hong Kong’s work safety culture mean nothing without strong enforcement and appropriate punishment.

Investigators inspect the scene at Kowloon Bay Sports Ground, where a worker died after being run over by a construction vehicle on June 26. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong

1 dead, 2 seriously injured as minibus mounts pavement, crashes in Hong Kong

14 other people hurt in Kowloon City crash, with driver, 48, later arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death.

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Hong Kong

Boy, 11, dies after showing signs of heatstroke at Hong Kong sports ground

Police say boy had vomited and fainted before being rushed to hospital.

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Hong Kong

Filipino teenager, 17, drowns after falling from Peng Chau bridge in Hong Kong

Source says teenager was standing on railings of bridge and attempting to walk before losing his balance.

Chau Tsai Bridge on Peng Chau. Photo: Google Maps
Hong Kong

Woman dies after fire at Hong Kong flat, 3 others hospitalised

Fifty-year-old pronounced dead at Kwong Wah Hospital after fire at Ho Man Tin’s Valiant Court.

Smoking billows from a window at Valiant Court in Ho Man Tin. Photo: Threads
Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest minibus driver after cyclist killed in collision

Cyclist found unconscious after crash in Ta Kwu Ling on Friday and later pronounced dead in North District Hospital.

Hong Kong

Authorities investigate after worker fatally crushed by construction vehicle

Labour Department suspends contractors concerned and operation of loadshifting machines at Kowloon Bay Sports Ground after accident.

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Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police bomb squad dispatched to check suspicious object in Quarry Bay

Sections of Pan Hoi Street and King’s Road cordoned off while members of police’s explosive ordnance disposal bureau investigate.

Workers remove the object from the site. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Wang Fuk Court fire result of ‘systemic failure’ in policy, experts tell hearing

PolyU professors say local building regulations focus largely on interior blazes, while deadly estate fire started outside.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Exclusive | ‘No limits’ to accountability over Tai Po fire, security chief Chris Tang says

Secretary for security says committee investigating blaze will deliver results in a timely manner and commission of inquiry not needed.

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Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Reducing fire risk to zero would cost huge amount, Tai Po blaze inquiry hears

Mandating that only incombustible materials be used for renovation work at estates is unrealistic and would drive up project costs, committee told.

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Richard Yuen, chair professor of architectural engineering at City University, arrives at City Gallery in Central on Wednesday. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong

Driver, passenger hurt as taxi collides with truck in Hong Kong

Taxi travelling towards public transport interchange in Choi Hung struck medium goods vehicle.

A taxi driver and a passenger were injured after the vehicle collided with a medium goods vehicle on Kwun Tong Road on Tuesday afternoon. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Survivors fear scrutiny gaps as Hong Kong fire probe declines statutory powers

Committee chairman Justice David Lok says move would delay investigation and render panel unable to deliver final report on time.

Hong Kong taxis

Video | Stricter health checks for elderly taxi drivers

Medical certification overhaul to include vision, hearing and other fitness standards amid push to improve road safety following fatal crashes.

Hong Kong transport

24 drivers arrested, over 4,000 tickets issued in crackdown on errant road users

Hong Kong police mount citywide operations from June 5 to 19 in response to 40 per cent surge in traffic-related deaths in first five months.

A pedestrian was killed after a taxi mounted a pavement in Ngau Tau Kok on May 13. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong

Driver escapes as Ferrari catches fire near Hong Kong light rail stop

Photos and videos circulating online show firefighters extinguishing blaze as traffic builds up behind car.

A black Ferrari caught fire near a light rail stop. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Hong Kong man, 54, dies after e-bike plunges from goods platform

Police say rider is believed to have lost control near goods unloading platform, causing bike to plunge off 1.25-metre drop.

Hong Kong

6 injured after 4 taxis and private car collide on Hong Kong’s Shenzhen Bay Bridge

Crash caused car to overturn and prompts authorities to close slip road leading to border control point.

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