DISASTER● LOWAug 22 · Aug 22, 2026, 10:34 AM
Man hospitalised after bamboo scaffolding collapses in Sham Shui Po
South China Morning Post
A Hong Kong man has been hospitalised after being trapped under collapsed bamboo scaffolding at a building in Sham Shui Po. Emergency services were called to 105-107 Nam Cheong Street at around 3.49pm on Saturday following reports of the incident. A section of scaffolding secured to the building’s exterior wall, measuring about 15 metres (49 feet) by 33 metres, had partially collapsed, trapping the victim, who is believed to be in his fifties or sixties. According to the force, the victim...
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