Queen's Road East – Charm

A 74-year-old woman was taken to Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam with serious injuries. Photo: Dickson Lee

Woman plunges to death from Hong Kong hotel pool deck, injuring 7 others

3 hours ago02 mins

An American woman has died after plunging from a Hong Kong hotel’s 29th-floor pool deck, injuring seven people on the ground floor, one seriously. The 69-year-old, a US passport holder who had reportedly suffered from depression and stopped taking medication in March, was staying at Hotel Indigo on Queen’s Road East in Wan Chai with…

Town planning body slammed for neglecting disabled people over Wan Chai plan

3 months ago02 mins

Disabled residents and a former lawmaker have slammed Hong Kong’s town planning authorities for failing to consider accessibility needs and overlooking potential fire safety risks in an approved development plan for Wan Chai, calling for a review to make the area more barrier-free. Former social welfare sector lawmaker Tik Chi-yuen said on Thursday that the…