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Suspected Hong Kong triad leader survives gangland hit before driving himself to hospital to have bullet removed from chest

  • Gunman hunted after 45-year-old targeted just a few hundred metres from Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station
  • Victim, who is believed to be high-ranking member of Wo Shing Wo triad society, out of danger after emergency surgery

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The motorist drove himself to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Yau Ma Tei, after the shooting. Photo: Dickson Lee

A suspected triad faction leader in Hong Kong who narrowly survived a gangland hit just 300 metres from a police station, and then drove himself to hospital, is said to be out of danger after a bullet was removed during emergency surgery.

The 45-year-old man, surnamed Yim, was shot in the chest at close range early on Tuesday, but is no longer in a life-threatening condition, and the Post has learned he had a lucky escape, with the 9mm bullet hitting a rib near his heart.

According to police sources, he is thought to be a high-ranking member of the Wo Shing Wo triad society, and the leader of the Tsuen Wan faction.

Yim was shot by a man on a motorcycle outside the Victoria Mall in Tsim Sha Tsui shortly after midnight, and a citywide manhunt was under way for the gunman.

The victim was able to drive himself to hospital, but crashed into three taxis on his way. Photo: RTHK
The victim was able to drive himself to hospital, but crashed into three taxis on his way. Photo: RTHK

Police said the shooting happened when the bike pulled up next to the man’s Mercedes-Benz when it stopped at traffic lights at the junction of Austin Road and Canton Road, about 300 metres from Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station.

Clifford Lo covers the city’s breaking news including major accidents and crime, with a particular interest in reporting local crime trends and statistics.
Lilian joined the Post in 2019 as a senior reporter covering Hong Kong politics, Hong Kong-mainland issues, as well as housing and land policies. She started her career at Ming Pao in 2010 and was then a principal reporter at i-Cable News. She has won awards for her reports on a major historic relic discovery in Hong Kong, as well as vote-rigging problems in local elections.
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