Man hit by falling ceramic fragment in Shau Kei Wan, hospitalized with head injury

A man from the mainland was injured after being struck by a falling ceramic fragment in Shau Kei Wan on Monday afternoon.

Police received a report from security at Aldrich Garden at 2 Oi Lai Street around 5pm, suspecting that a piece of ceramic tile had fallen from height and hit a passing man.

Officers arrived at the scene and, after initial investigation, found that the man had been struck by a ceramic fragment measuring approximately 2 centimeters by 2 centimeters.

The case has been classified as "falling object from height - with injury" and assigned to the Eastern district crime squad for investigation. No arrests have been made so far.

The 60-year-old victim, surnamed Lau, sustained a head injury but remained conscious while being transported to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital for treatment.