Hong Kong cyclothon to raise money for family of fireman killed in clifftop rescue
Riders will donate at least HK$200,000 ahead of hero’s burial service
Yau, 50, lost his footing and slipped during an overnight search and rescue operation that began on March 21 for two hikers lost in a treacherous part of Ma On Shan Country Park.
The fundraising event for his widow and six-year-old son takes place ahead of his funeral on Friday. Yau will be buried in Gallant Garden, Wo Hop Shek, a cemetery for public servants who die in the line of duty.
Yau studied at Beijing Sport University and was a member of the Fire Services Department’s cycling club, where he was remembered as a fitness fanatic.
“We hope to pay tribute to Yau through this event and raise enough education funds for his child,” said the chairman of the Fire Services Department Staffs General Association, Jerry Nip Yuen-fung, who jointly organised the cyclothon with the university’s alumni association in Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Police Cycling Club.