A man died of pneumonia days after being denied adequate clothing during police detention, the police watchdog has revealed. The suspect was given shorts to wear after his trousers were seized as evidence, whilst extra clothes sent by his daughter were rejected. He died two days after being released. A complaint filed against the force after his death was found to be substantiated, the city’s police watchdog has said.

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Hong Kong man died of pneumonia days after he was denied adequate clothing during police detention, watchdog reveals

The Hong Kong Police Welfare Fund received around HK$130 million in donations over the past year, according to its annual report released on Wednesday. The amount marks a 20-fold increase in donations compared to figures from before the pro-democracy protests and unrest that rocked the city in 2019. The amount of donations, representative of figures between April 2020 to March 2021, marks a 27.

Hong Kong police welfare fund received over HK$130 million in donations over past year

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Lee Cheuk-yiu reached a career-high No 14 ranking after continuing his fine form in Europe with another upset victory over Anders Antonsen of Denmark in the French Open on Tuesday night.

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The Hong Kong government has been urged to scrap its “practice of eviction” against street sleepers, as the city’s homeless population rose to over 1,500 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, results from a survey showed.

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Starting Wednesday, recovered Covid-19 patients discharged from Hong Kong hospitals will have to undergo 14 days of quarantine, the government announced.

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Over HK$500,000 has been raised for the family of the taxi driver who died after he was stabbed by a passenger.Family members of Wai Kim-hung, the 48-year-old who was killed earlier this month after he was stabbed in Sai Wing Pun, received HK$400,000 from the Hong Kong Taxi and Public Light Bus Association on Tuesday.

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