A 56-year-old woman fell to her death in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O while cleaning a window in a public housing estate on Sunday, the Post has learned. A source said the woman’s son called police at 6.35am to report she had fallen onto a balcony at the high-rise Kin Ching House in Tiu Keng…
The distinctive topography of Hong Kong, with steep hills rising majestically from the sea and skyscrapers sandwiched in between, gives the city its beauty. But the presence of densely populated areas so close to soaring slopes means landslides are a constant danger, especially during torrential summer rains. A stark reminder was provided in September 2023,…
Hong Kong authorities will use drones under a pilot project to create a catalogue of hundreds of thousands of natural slopes in the city for safety, following the identification of three large-scale, high-risk sites. Lawrence Shum Ka-wah, the deputy head of the Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO) on Hong Kong Island, said on Monday his team…
A Hong Kong district councillor has been struck by a falling piece of concrete while moving supplies with a care team at a public housing estate. Police received a report shortly after noon on Saturday that a woman had been hit on the head by a falling piece of concrete at Yiu Tung Estate in…
Hong Kong police are investigating the theft of about 100 metres (328 feet) of copper water pipes from a park in Shau Kei Wan. The force received a report at around 8am on Saturday after staff at the Aldrich Bay Playground discovered underground pipes were missing. A preliminary investigation showed that a 5cm by 25cm…
Hong Kong police are investigating the theft of about 100 metres (328 feet) of copper water pipes from a park in Shau Kei Wan. The force received a report at around 8am on Saturday after staff at the Aldrich Bay Playground discovered underground pipes were missing. A preliminary investigation showed that a 5cm by 25cm…
The Hong Kong government will offer eight small residential sites to developers in the coming financial year, aiming to provide about 4,450 private flats under the land sale programme. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said on Friday that the programme for the 2025-26 financial year would cover five new sites in districts with developed…
Residents and visitors headed out across Hong Kong on Tuesday to make the most of a public holiday for China’s National Day and the associated events and discounts on offer – including free admission to government-managed museums. A child poses for a picture in front of a Chinese flag at the Hong Kong Museum of…