Female lone hiker goes missing for three days in Kwu Tung Reservoir

At least four disciplined services were searching for a 42-year-old hiker who had been reported missing for three days in Kwu Tung Reservoir in Sheung Shui. 

The hiker, Vivian Wong Wai-lam, a clerk, about 161 centimeters tall, of medium build and wearing short brown hair, was wearing hiking leggings, Reebok sneakers and a black backpack prior to her going missing. 

Wong was last seen by her parents at home at noon last Saturday before heading out for a solo hike.

The last time she was on Whatsapp was at 1.29 pm on the same day. 

Yesterday, Wong’s family and boyfriend reported her missing at 2 pm and 4 pm respectively, with her sister issuing a search notice online. 

At midnight today, the police’s Missing Persons Unit and Dog Unit, Civil Aid Services, Fire Services divers and Government Flying Service helicopters were deployed to Kwu Tung Reservoir to search for Wong. 

Later at noon, the police used a drone in an attempt to locate Wong but in vain. 

An online user named Wellton Wong, the Australia-based sister of Wong, appealed online for those who had news of her missing sister to contact her and Wong’s boyfriend. 
 
“We learned from my sister’s friends that she went on a solo hike in Kwu Tung Reservoir and Ki Lun Shan,” she wrote in a Facebook post. 
 
She recalled Wong informing her parents that she would be coming home for dinner in the evening before heading out last Saturday. 
 
“But she [Wong] didn’t show up even at 9 pm, with my Dad subsequently calling her - but she wouldn’t pick up," she wrote. 
 
Wong’s boyfriend, nicknamed Billy, said Wong texted him about her solo hike in Kwu Tung Reservoir last Saturday. 
 
“I asked her why she hiked alone, and she said she could not find any companions at the time,” he said. 
 
“But she had started hiking already when she texted me, so I could only remind her to be careful.” 
 
He said a hiker contacted him about seeing a woman who appeared to be Wong head to a Ki Lun Shan trail. 
 
“But since that trail is not that dangerous, I didn’t tell her to stop trekking,” he said. 

Billy said Wong had five years of hiking experience, and was well-equipped during each hike, such as wearing a cap and bringing water with her. 

He did not believe Wong would commit suicide via hiking. 

“She is a healthy and positive person who is caring to her family...She doesn’t have financial difficulties either," he said. 

“If anything bad happened to her during the hike, it should be because of a heat stroke or herself suddenly losing her footing.”

Billy added that Wong’s parents were extremely concerned about their daughter, and himself had been sleepless as well. 

"I hope that those who hiked in Kwu Tung Reservoir last Saturday can provide relevant information, allowing rescue personnel to retrieve my missing girlfriend,” he said.