The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson for Kowloon Hospital (KH) made the following appeal today (December 12) regarding an in-patient who failed to return from home leave.
A male patient, aged 46, applied for home leave from the hospital but did not return to the hospital on schedule last Thursday (December 6). The patient did not provide any contacts for his relatives during his hospitalisation. To ensure timely medication treatment for the patient, the hospital reported the case to the Police for assistance on December 7 and will support the Police in the search.
The patient is about 1.86 metres tall and of thin build, has short black hair and wears glasses. The hospital appeals to the public to contact the Police or call the hospital hotline (3129 7111) if they know the whereabouts of the patient.
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