Two deaths in four days from Lantau accidents
A 42-year-old man drowned while snorkeling at Lo Kei Wan near Shui Hau last night – the second accidental death on Lantau in four days. Friends of the man, surnamed [...]
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Woman detained after new-born baby allegedly thrown out of window
A 21-year-old Filipino woman has been detained by police after the corpse of a newly-born baby was discovered in an alley in Tong Fuk this morning. The body of a baby girl [...]
Woman dies after 15m Lantau Peak fall
A 42-year-old woman has died after a 15-metre fall on Lantau Peak on Saturday afternoon. The woman, surnmed Sze, sustained multiple injuries after losing her footing while [...]
Police to hold autopsy into Lantau camper death
Police will hold an autopsy into the death of a 31-year-old camper at Nei Lak Shan near Ngong Ping on Monday. The man, surnamed Lau, was found unconscious in his tent by a [...]
Police called after campaign worker alleges assault in Tong Fuk
Police were called to Tong Fuk this evening after a canvasser for candidate Fung Siu Yin alleged she was assaulted by an unknown man. The woman, a Mui Wo resident who [...]
Police seize $600,000 in ivory, cough syrup near Sha Lo Wan
Police and customs officers seized a small boat and smuggled goods worth HK$600,000 in an operation off Sha Lo Wan yesterday. In a joint operation they spotted a speedboat [...]
Man dies after fall from Kap Shui Mun Bridge
A 63-year-old taxi passenger has died after jumping over the side of the Kap Shui Mun Bridge early this morning. The cab was approaching the Lantau Link toll plaza at about [...]
Brazen thieves waltzed past CCTV to burgle Cheung Sha home last night
This thief got away with HK$2,000 in cash in a brazen robbery at Cheung Sha last night. He was one of a pair that raided a home at Golden Coast just after midnight while [...]
Man dies in fall from Yat Tung tower
A 69-year-old man died in a fall from a Yat Tung residential block yesterday. A security guard reported a man’s body was found outside one of the tower blocks at 3pm [...]
Dump body on Lantau, body-in-cement witness suggested
Lantau has entered Hong Kong’s body-in-cement court case, with the court hearing that a witness had suggested using Lantau as a place to dump a body. Ho Ling-yu, the [...]