Former Hong Kong chairman of Bank of Communications missing since Sunday country park hike
- Shou Fugang, 59, was last seen in security footage leaving his house before 7am on Sunday, with his wife later telling police he had gone trekking
- Joint search operation by police and fire services still under way on Tuesday night
A former chairman of Bank of Communications (Hong Kong) has been missing since Sunday while on a hike in a country park, sparking a two-day air-and-land search by emergency teams.
The rescue operation centred on Shou Fugang, 59, was still under way by Tuesday evening at Sai Kung Country Park, with the search jointly run by police and fire services.
Shou, who is currently a non-executive director of Bank of Communications (BOCOM), had failed to show up for a dinner appointment with a relative in Causeway Bay on Sunday night.
The woman contacted one of Shou’s colleagues on Monday – who also had not seen him – and a police report was made after both entered his flat in Braemar Hill Mansions in North Point with a spare key, failing to find the occupant.
Security footage showed Shou leaving his home before 7am on Sunday, and a map of Sai Kung was found on a table in his flat, according to a law enforcement source.
“His wife, who is in Shanghai, told police he texted her over the phone, saying he would go hiking on Sunday,” he said.