Search for missing 17-year-old Diocesan Boys’ School student expanded after Koinu

Police and volunteers expanded their search for Matthew Tsang Hin-chit Tuesday morning after the 17-year-old Diocesan Boys’ School student had been missing since Wednesday (Oct 4).

The police, firefighters, former alumnae, parents, and search and rescue teams have been continuously searching for Matthew's whereabouts, even while the No. 9 signal was hoisted.

The search has been gradually expanded to nearby mountain trails, Shing Mun Riverside, Siu Lek Yuen Fa Sam Hang, and Ma On Shan Country Park, as Koinu departed Hong Kong.

Around 9 a.m. today, about a hundred people from the Police Tactical Unit (PTU), firefighters, the Mountain Search and Rescue Team, the Countryside Volunteer Search Team, and Civil Aid Services gathered at Tate's Cairn Tunnel and went up the mountain to continue searching for Tsang.

The founder of the Hong Kong Guardians has stated that they will meet up with the search and rescue teams at 9 p.m. tonight to assist in the search for the missing teen.

Stating that their current plan is to move towards the caves and rivers in Ma On Shan Tsuen, they will bring along tools that could prove helpful in the search, hoping to find some useful information.

Adding that Tsang was last seen heading in the direction of Hang Seng University of Hong Kong at around 2.10 p.m. on the day he went missing, he will have likely reached the center after a four-hour walk, and the volunteers have opted to head to the center to search for the trace of the missing student.

Authorities urged anyone who knows about the missing student to contact the Hong Kong Island Regional Missing Person Unit at 28601040, 98860034, or any police station.

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