Hong Kong police have arrested three people linked to a company suspected of using surveying equipment with forged certificates in at least two redevelopment projects and a public hospital expansion, the Post has learned. The arrests, involving acoustic and environmental services consultant Novox, were made on Tuesday. The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) told the Post…
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has reported to police an alleged fake equipment certificate submitted by a subcontractor and suspended the company from its duties at an expansion project. The authority revealed on Wednesday night that Novox had submitted the certificate through the main contractor of the Princess Margaret Hospital expansion project in Kwai Chung to…
A Hong Kong police senior inspector has died after falling ill following a diving test to join the force’s elite “Flying Tigers” unit in waters off Lamma Island last week, the Post has learned. The 31-year-old officer underwent emergency brain surgery at Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung last Thursday and remained in a critical…
A Hong Kong police senior inspector is fighting for his life after falling ill following a diving test to join the elite “Flying Tigers” squad in waters off Lamma Island. The 31‑year‑old officer was taking part in the advanced selection test for the Special Duties Unit, known as the Flying Tigers, which involved diving, swimming…
A 20-year-old worker has died after being pinned against a wall by a railway motor car at a depot of the MTR Corporation in an industrial accident that is being investigated by the Labour Department. Sources said on Friday that the department had received a report at 12.16pm about a worker who was killed by…
Hong Kong confirmed three new cases of chikungunya fever on Wednesday, comprising a woman returning from Guangdong province’s Foshan and a father and son who had travelled to Bangladesh. The Centre for Health Protection on Wednesday said that it was investigating the three imported cases. Health authorities said the woman, 79, lived in Southern district…
A tourist from the Philippines was killed in Hong Kong on Tuesday after an elderly cabby lost control of his vehicle and mounted the pavement at a hotel taxi rank. Police received a report at 1.52pm that a man had been struck by a taxi that veered onto the pavement at 8 Yeung Uk Road…
Hong Kong police officers drew their guns and pepper spray bottles to subdue a man who allegedly attacked two women in Sham Shui Po early on Monday. The man, 19, was subsequently arrested on suspicion of attacking a 56-year-old woman with a knife and broom at the intersection of Pei Ho Street and Yu Chau…