"Chow Tsz-lok is still breathing when we arrive”, says fireman

A Senior Fireman first arriving at the scene where Chow Tsz-lok fell said Chow was still breathing when they arrive, yet unresponsive to his questions, the Coroner's Court was told.

On the seventh day of the inquest, Senior Fireman Lai Wai-kit recalled that on November 4 he and his team were dispatched to Sheung Tak Estate car park responding to a fire alarm, where they were told by a passerby that a man had fallen from height.

Lai said when they saw Chow, he was lying on his stomach.

“Chow was still breathing through the surgical masks he was wearing, with bloodstains on his head, mouth, nose and ears, but there are no obvious wounds,” said Lai.

Lai and his fellows then repositioned Chow with his face facing upwards to allow him to breathe, trying to talk to Chow.

He said Chow was unresponsive. Although Chow’s eyes were half opened, he seemed to be zoned out. Chow’s pulse was also unstable at the moment with his blood oxygen content being slightly low.

Lai also mentioned he heard riot officers arriving at the scene over the concrete wall after a while, but none of them attempted to climb over to the scene.