Thousands attend memorial service in Hong Kong for student Chow Tsz-lok, who died after car-park fall near police dispersal operation

Chow, 22, was reported to have fallen from third to second floor of car park in Tseung Kwan O, near site of a protest and police clearance operation

Exact circumstances of the student’s fall remain unclear

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A long queue forms outside the memorial hall with people wanting to pay their respects to Chow Tsz-lok. Photo: Sam Tsang

Published: 8:52pm, 12 Dec 2019Updated: 8:46am, 13 Dec 2019

Thousands of Hongkongers from all walks of life attended a memorial service on Thursday for a university student who died a month ago after falling from a car park in unexplained circumstances near a police operation.

Chow Tsz-lok, a 22-year-old Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) student, died in hospital on November 8 after suffering a severe brain injury. His funeral will be held on Friday.

The student was reported to have fallen from the third floor to the second floor of a car park in Tseung Kwan O on November 4, near the site of a protest and police clearance operation.

On Thursday evening, Chow’s family held a public Christian service at Po Fook Memorial Hall in Tai Wai.

Among the mourners were school pupils, students and ordinary workers. Photo: Sam Tsang

Before nightfall, a long queue had formed outside the hall with people wanting to pay their respects to Chow. They included secondary school pupils, university students, workers and some dressed all in black and wearing masks.

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