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Girl, 8, dies after collapsing at home on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island

Girl, 8, dies after collapsing at home on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island
South China Morning Post Wednesday 10 June 2026, 05:12 UTC By Kristen Cheung 1 min read
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An eight-year-old girl has died after collapsing at her home on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island. Emergency personnel arrived at the house in Lo Uk Tsuen Village, Pui O, and found the child unconscious after police received a report from her mother at 8.27am on Wednesday. Paramedics took her to the Mui Wo Clinic for resuscitation before she was airlifted to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan.

An eight-year-old girl has died after collapsing at her home on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island. Emergency personnel arrived at the house in Lo Uk Tsuen Village, Pui O, and found the child unconscious after police received a report from her mother at 8.27am on Wednesday. Paramedics took her to the Mui Wo Clinic for resuscitation before she was airlifted to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan. She was pronounced dead at 10.23am after medical staff were unable to revive her. The child’s...
Hong Kong’s (LOCATION) Lantau Island (LOCATION) Lo Uk Tsuen Village (ORG) the Mui Wo Clinic (ORG) Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (PERSON) Chai Wan (PERSON)
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