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Yung Shue O village in Sai Kung district. Photo: Wikipedia

Elderly man killed after small fibreglass boat collides with unidentified yacht off Sai Kung

  • Police said the boats collided near the village of Yung Shue O, with the older man tossed into the sea.

An elderly man died after his fibreglass boat collided with a yacht off Sai Kung in Hong Kong on Sunday morning.

Police said the boats collided near the village of Yung Shue O at around 10am. The elderly man fell into the sea and was later retrieved and sent to Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin.

The man was certified dead, police said, without specifying the time of death.

A police spokeswoman could not provide additional information such as the age of the deceased or the names of those on the yacht or the cause of the collision.

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