New | Youngest Hong Kong victim of Bangkok blast Jasmine Chu on the road to recovery after flying home

Jasmine Chu Sum-yu, the youngest Hong Kong victim of last week’s deadly bombing in Bangkok, is recovering in a local hospital after returning home from the Thai capital early this morning.

The nine year old and her father were brought to Princess Margaret Hospital shortly before 3am after a flight from Bangkok, where their holiday in one of the most popular tourist destinations for Hongkongers turned into a nightmare.

Her father Chu King-fun, 61, said : “I'm relieved now as I’m back home. Now, all I’m concerned about is the recovery of my girl.”

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Jasmine and her father, a retiree from a stock brokerage, were on a five-day holiday in the Thai capital when they were caught up in the bomb attack that killed 20 people on August 17.

She suffered shrapnel wounds in her thigh when an explosion ripped through the famous Erawan Shrine, a popular attraction among East Asian tourists, shortly after 7pm. Her father escaped with slight injuries.

A Thai friend who was with the Chu family was not so lucky; she was confirmed dead at the scene.

The blast left Jasmine in danger of losing her leg and she underwent a seven-hour operation last week to remove a large piece of shrapnel from her thigh. That was her third round of surgery in a Bangkok hospital.