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Hong Kong police arrest business owner after sign falls injuring three people in Yau Ma Tei

Three men in hospital after signs falls three metres from building on to street

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A fallen sign on Nanking Street in Yau Ma Tei. Photo: Handout

The owner of a game centre in Yau Ma Tei was arrested on Monday after the sign to her shop fell from the building, sending three to men to hospital.

Police were alerted at about 1pm after the sign – measuring three metres wide and half a metre tall – fell about three metres from the Pak Tat Mansion on Nanking Street and hit three men ages 36, 31 and 26.

The 36-year-old man was injured on his head and was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

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The other two men, one was injured on his back and the other sustained injuries to his neck and hands, were sent to Kwong Wah Hospital, police said.

A shopkeeper was arrested after a sign fell on Nanking Street. Photo: CABLE TV NEWS
A shopkeeper was arrested after a sign fell on Nanking Street. Photo: CABLE TV NEWS
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The 36-year-old man was in serious condition while the other two men were in stable condition, a Hospital Authority spokesman said.

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