Hong Kong police investigate death of man, 75, found collapsed in building stairwell

Hong Kong police have launched an investigation into the death of an elderly man who was found collapsed inside the stairwell of a North Point building.

The force received a report from a security guard at 3pm on Wednesday that the 75-year-old was discovered lying unconscious in the 10th-floor stairwell of Ming Sau Building on Chun Yeung Street.

Paramedics transported him to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai, where he was later pronounced dead.

The man, who was reportedly not a resident of the building, lived in Hing Tung Estate in Sai Wan Ho.

The police’s Eastern district crime squad has taken over the investigation.