Trainee doctor dives into Hong Kong harbour to help save man

Alex Wong Kin-chung has always wanted to save lives as a doctor but he never thought his skills would be put to the test at sea.

That changed in the early hours of Sunday when Wong, a resident at Prince of Wales Hospital, arrived back at the Central ferry piers from a day out with friends in Cheung Chau.

“I heard the sound of something falling into the water and looked over and saw a body in the water with the back facing up,” he said.

With time of the essence, Wong, 24, had to make a quick decision even though he had no experience in saving someone from drowning.

So he dived into the harbour knowing that the man in distress had taken on a lot of water and could go under at any time.

“He was unconscious and his face was blue,” Wong said.