Lucky escape for Hong Kong diners when false ceiling collapses at dim sum restaurant
- Emergency personnel called to Tao Heung restaurant on the ground floor of Avon Mall in Fanling
- Diners, mostly elderly, escaped unharmed and venue was closed after they were evacuated
Diners at a Hong Kong dim sum restaurant had a narrow escape when a false ceiling collapsed in its dining hall at a shopping centre in the New Territories on Monday.
Emergency personnel were called to the Tao Heung restaurant on the ground floor of Avon Mall on Yat Ming Road in Fanling after the incident occurred soon after 9am, according to police.
An online video shows the collapsed false ceiling leaning against a wall in the dining hall with a group of diners, mostly elderly, leaving in a hurry.
A police spokesman said an initial investigation showed a false ceiling, measuring five-by-one-metres, collapsed in the restaurant at 9.10am. She said no casualties were reported.
There was no information on the damage or the cause of the incident.
The spokesman said officers from the Buildings Department were also called to the scene to investigate.
The restaurant was closed after all diners were evacuated.