Tagged: Yat Tung
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 yesterday.
He was certified dead at the North Lantau Hospital, Headline Daily reported.
The police did not find a suicide note at the scene but said there were no suspicious circumstances.
They believe that the man had fallen from a high floor. The cause of death will be confirmed by an autopsy.
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Three arrested on driving, drugs charges after Yat Tung accident
Police arrested three people after a van reversed into a flower garden near the Yat Tung Shopping Centre early Sunday morning.
Officers investigating found about 1.7 grams of suspected cocaine, worth about HK$2,100, in the vehicle.
The 29-year-old driver failed to pass a breathalyser test and was arrested for drink driving and careless driving, RTHK reported.
The two passengers, aged 31 and 21, were arrested for trafficking in dangerous drugs.
Man, 20, dies in Yat Tung tower fall
A 20-year-old man has died after falling from the Ching Yat building in Yat Tung early Sunday morning.
The man, surnamed Chan, lived with his family in the building, Apple Daily reported.
His mother, 59, was later admitted to North Lantau Hospital for observation.
Police are investigating the causes of the death, an apparent suicide.
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Rat snacks at Yat Tung noodle stall (pic)
Rats and restaurants are a good combo only in movies.
When a passerby saw this rat dining on chicken wings at a Yat Tung market stall last week, he was appalled and captured this photo on his phone.
Mr Lee was on his way for lunch when he and saw the uninvited guest snacking on food laid out in the window trays. He described the stall as not very hygienic, Apple Daily reported.
A female staffer saw the rat and removed the food immediately. She later told an Apple Daily reporter that “usually we don’t have any rats.”
Apple Daily gave the incident the full treatment:
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