Police are investigating a murder, suicide and arson case in Sham Shui Po last night (October 8) in which a 68-year-old man and his 59-year-old male neighbour died.

     At about 11.55pm, Police received respective reports that a fire broke out inside a unit on Tai Nan Street and that someone was suspected to have fallen from height.

     Police officers sped to the scene and found the 68-year-old man lying outside 214 Tai Nan Street. He was suspected of falling from height and was rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital in unconscious state. He was certified dead at 0.11am today (October 9).

     Police also found a unit on 214 Tai Nan Street on fire. After the fire was put out, a 59-year-old man sustaining face, head and back injuries was found inside the unit. He was certified dead at scene.

     Initial investigation revealed suspicious circumstances surrounding the fire of the unit. The 68-year-old man was believed to have committed suicide, while his 59-year-old male neighbor was assaulted with a knife and a hard object.

     Post-mortem examinations will be conducted later to ascertain the causes of death of the deceased.

     Active investigation by the District Crime Squad of Sham Shui Po District is underway.

     Police today (October 8) appealed to the public for information on a woman who went missing in Mong Kok.

     Fu Ho-chun, aged 64, went missing after she left her residence on Butt Street yesterday (October 7) afternoon. Her family made a report to Police on the same day.

     She is about 1.6 metres tall, 45 kilograms in weight and of thin build. She has a long face with yellow complexion and shoulder-length black curly hair. She was last seen wearing a red shirt, black and white checkered trousers and brown shoes.

     Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing woman or may have seen her is urged to contact the Regional Missing Person Unit of Kowloon West on 3661 8038 or 9020 6542 or email to rmpu-kw-2@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.

     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, met with the Secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, Mr Yu Weiguo, at Government House at noon today (October 8). The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung; the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau; and the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip, also attended the meeting.

     Mrs Lam welcomed Mr Yu's visit to Hong Kong to attend an activity organised by the Hong Kong Federation of Fujian Associations last night as well as a Fujian-Hong Kong co-operation promotion event to be jointly held by the Fujian Provincial Government and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) tomorrow (October 9). Noting that Fujian is a core area of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, Mrs Lam encouraged the province to leverage Hong Kong as a platform to jointly explore business opportunities brought about by the Belt and Road Initiative.

     Mrs Lam said that there are more than 1 million Fujian clansmen living in Hong Kong, and many Hong Kong people are studying and living in Fujian. With the commissioning of the Hong Kong Section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link last month, West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong is now directly connected with 10 destinations in Fujian Province, and it will take only some five hours to reach the provincial capital, Fuzhou. Consequently, she said she expects that economic and cultural links between Hong Kong and Fujian will become even closer. Mrs Lam also thanked the Fujian Provincial Government for its care for Hong Kong people living in the province. She noted that measures were rolled out by the Central Government to assist Hong Kong residents in living, working and studying in the Mainland, and that an announcement was made earlier allowing Hong Kong residents living in the Mainland who meet the relevant criteria to apply for residence permits to enjoy a number of rights, public services and facilitation measures in their place of residence. She said she hopes that the Fujian Provincial Government will continue to implement the measures proactively.

     Mrs Lam added that she launched the platform for Hong Kong-Fujian co-operation between the HKSAR Government and the Fujian Provincial Government in 2015 in the capacity as the Chief Secretary for Administration and took part in the Hong Kong-Fujian Co-operation Conference held in Fuzhou and Hong Kong, and that she is pleased that the third co-operation conference would be held in Fuzhou next month. She said she hopes the two places will collaborate more, identify new growth opportunities and strengthen co-operation and exchanges in areas such as innovation and technology, tourism and youth development.

    

     Police today (October 8) laid a holding charge against a 40-year-old man with one count of manslaughter.

     The man was arrested yesterday (October 7) in suspected connection with a manslaughter case in Lok Ma Chau on August 23, in which his 3-month-old daughter died.

     The case will be mentioned at Fanling Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (October 9).

     The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (October 8) investigating an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) at a kindergarten-cum-child care centre in Sheung Shui, and hence reminded the public and management of institutions to maintain personal and environmental hygiene against AGE.

     The outbreak involves 19 boys and 15 girls aged 2 to 5, as well as two female staff members, who developed vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and fever since October 5. All of them sought medical attention. Among them, one required hospitalisation and was discharged after treatment. All patients have been in a stable condition.
 
     Officers of the CHP conducted a site visit and provided health advice to the staff of the school concerning proper and thorough disinfection, proper disposal of vomitus, and personal and environmental hygiene. The school has been put under medical surveillance.
 
     The CHP's investigations are ongoing.
 
     A spokesman for the CHP advised members of the public to take heed of the following preventive measures against gastroenteritis:
 

• Ensure proper personal hygiene;
• Wash hands thoroughly before handling food and eating, after using the toilet or after changing diapers;
• Wear gloves when disposing of vomitus or faecal matter, and wash hands afterwards;
• Clean and disinfect contaminated areas or items promptly and thoroughly with diluted household bleach (by adding one part of bleach containing 5.25 per cent sodium hypochlorite to 49 parts of water). Wash hands thoroughly afterwards;
• Maintain good indoor ventilation;
• Pay attention to food hygiene;
• Use separate utensils to handle raw and cooked food;
• Avoid food that is not thoroughly cooked;
• Drink boiled water; and
• Do not patronise unlicensed food premises or food stalls.

     The public may visit the CHP's website (www.chp.gov.hk) or call the Health Education Hotline (2833 0111) for more information.