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Aug 22, 2026 at 7:10 AM ET
Man hospitalised after bamboo scaffolding collapse in Sham Shui Po
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A Hong Kong man was hospitalised after being trapped under collapsed bamboo scaffolding at 105-107 Nam Cheong Street in Sham Shui Po. Emergency services were called at about 3.49pm on Saturday after part of the exterior scaffolding, roughly 15m by 33m, partially collapsed.
WHO: A Hong Kong man (believed to be in his fifties or sixties)
WHAT: A section of bamboo scaffolding secured to a building’s exterior wall partially collapsed, trapping the man.
WHEN: Reported Aug 22, 2026
WHERE: Nam Cheong Street, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
WHY: No specific cause of the scaffolding collapse was reported.
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