A Form Seven student plunged to her death from the 19th-floor of a Tuen Mun public housing block yesterday, the second pupil to apparently commit suicide in six days.
Tam Man-shan, 20, a student at Ka Chi Secondary School in Tuen Mun, was found unconscious by police officers outside King Wing House, Shan King Estate, at 5.49am. She was declared dead at the scene when ambulancemen arrived.
Officers believe she jumped from the 19th-floor corridor of the building, where her bag and a stuffed doll were found.
A police spokeswoman said several suicide notes were found inside her bag.
Her parents were told of the tragedy by officers who visited their home in Tai Hing Estate, Tuen Mun. Her father told police his daughter had not been home since Friday last week.
Principal Chan Kwok-woon of Ka Chi Secondary School said staff were shocked and saddened by Tam's death. He said she was a quiet student.