Elderly man hit by chunks of falling concrete from Hong Kong building

Elderly man hit by chunks of falling concrete from Hong Kong building

[South China Morning Post] - 01/4/2025

Man, 79, hit by pieces of concrete and sent to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai on Friday evening.



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