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TUE · 2026-09-22 · 09:59 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0922-113119
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Free sports drinks with suspicious pinhole marks leave 10 Hong Kong students ill

Approximately ten students in Hong Kong became ill after consuming free sports drinks distributed near the Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground. The incident occurred during a school athletics meet, with students reporting the drinks were handed out during lunch on Wing Ting Road.

Danny MokSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-22 · 09:59 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Free sports drinks with suspicious pinhole marks leave 10 Hong Kong students ill
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Approximately ten students in Hong Kong became ill after consuming free sports drinks distributed near the Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground. The incident occurred during a school athletics meet, with students reporting the drinks were handed out during lunch on Wing Ting Road. Some students later observed suspicious pinhole marks on the bottles. A parent contacted the police, who have launched an investigation into the matter. Detectives are examining the bottles and conducting inquiries at the scene. The case is being handled by the Wong Tai Sin district investigation team.

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A parent called police at 2pm regarding the incident.

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Police are investigating the case as a request for police investigation.

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About 10 students reportedly fell ill after drinking free sports drinks with suspicious pinhole marks.

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Students noticed what appeared to be pinhole marks on the bottles.

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Free bottles of a sports drink were handed out during lunch near the school athletics meet.

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About 10 students reportedly fell ill after drinking free beverages that were found with suspicious pinhole marks near a sports ground in Hong Kong, prompting a police-investigation" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="160233" data-entity-type="event">police investigation.students reportedly posted messages on social media claiming that free bottles of a sports drink had been handed out during lunch near the school athletics meet at Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground in Wong Tai Sin.Some students later noticed what appeared to be pinhole marks on the bottles, and a parent called police at 2pm, a force spokesman said.Officers visited the site to investigate. Plain-clothes officers were seen searching rubbish bins outside the sports ground and removing plastic bottles for examination.detectives also entered the venue to conduct inquiries.The case has been classified as a request for police-investigation" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="160233" data-entity-type="event">police investigation, and detectives from the Wong Tai Sin district investigation team have taken it over.The drinks were reportedly distributed on Wing Ting Road, a short distance from the sports ground.
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