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School activates crisis team after boy dies from heatstroke on weekend run

School activates crisis team after boy dies from heatstroke on weekend run
South China Morning Post Monday 29 June 2026, 06:18 UTC By Kristen Cheung 1 min read
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A Hong Kong school has activated its crisis management team to provide counselling support in response to the death of an 11-year-old boy during a training run over the weekend, while the institution’s leaders are set to meet education officials. Hong Kong Adventist Academy, a private Christian school in Sai Kung’s Clear Water Bay, confirmed on Monday that one of its students had died from heatstroke on Saturday after falling unconscious at the Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground. The Education...

A Hong Kong school has activated its crisis management team to provide counselling support in response to the death of an 11-year-old boy during a training run over the weekend, while the institution’s leaders are set to meet education officials. Hong Kong Adventist Academy, a private Christian school in Sai Kung’s Clear Water Bay, confirmed on Monday that one of its students had died from heatstroke on Saturday after falling unconscious at the Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground. The Education Bureau...
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