A hiker in his forties was airlifted to hospital and later pronounced dead after passing out on a trail on Hong Kong Island on Sunday.Police said they received a report at 2.16pm that the man had collapsed on the Hong Kong Trail, near Parker Avenue on Siu Ma Shan.A government helicopter airlifted the hiker to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan, where he was later certified dead.Police are investigating the cause of his death.The 50km trail runs from Victoria Peak to Big Wave Bay on Hong Kong Island and has eight sections of varying difficulty. Siu Ma Shan, a 424-metre (1,391 feet) hill, is located in Tai Tam Country Park.Last Sunday, a 63-year-old man died after collapsing during a hike on Robin’s Nest Country Trail near the border with mainland China.
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SUN · 2026-01-25 · 11:24 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0125-10418
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Man dies after collapsing while hiking on Hong Kong Island
A man in his forties died on Sunday after collapsing while hiking on the Hong Kong Trail near Parker Avenue on Siu Ma Shan, Hong Kong Island. Police received a report at 2:16 pm and a government helicopter airlifted the hiker to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Leopold ChenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-01-25 · 11:24 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A man in his forties died on Sunday after collapsing while hiking on the Hong Kong Trail near Parker Avenue on Siu Ma Shan, Hong Kong Island. Police received a report at 2:16 pm and a government helicopter airlifted the hiker to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Police are currently investigating the cause of death. The incident occurred on the 50km Hong Kong Trail, which spans from Victoria Peak to Big Wave Bay. This is the second hiking-related death in Hong Kong in recent weeks; last Sunday, a 63-year-old man died after collapsing on Robin’s Nest Country Trail.
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Last Sunday, a 63-year-old man died after collapsing during a hike on Robin’s Nest Country Trail.
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Police are investigating the cause of his death.
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A government helicopter airlifted the hiker to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital.
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Police received a report at 2.16pm that the man had collapsed on the Hong Kong Trail.
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A hiker in his forties died after collapsing on a trail on Hong Kong Island on Sunday.
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