Zhao Dexiang, 71, was reportedly found on Po Toi Island on the evening of August 26 and flown to Eastern Hospital for treatment, according to Star Headline. The report said he was conscious when rescuers located him, but the supplied reports do not confirm his medical condition after arrival.
Zhao left his home on Siu Lik Yuen Road on the morning of August 25 after telling his family that he planned to hike on Po Toi Island. He did not return home or remain in contact with them, prompting his family to report him missing to police the following day.
Police believed Zhao had travelled by boat to Po Toi Island and had not left it. One report said closed-circuit television footage indicated that he travelled from Sha Tin to Aberdeen before taking a ferry to the island, although the precise route has not been confirmed in the supplied brief and no return-trip record was found.
Police, fire services and the Government Flying Service took part in the search on August 26, with Civil Aid Service personnel also reported to have joined the operation. The search focused on Po Toi Island after Zhao’s family raised the alarm.
Ming Pao was still reporting an active search and issuing an appeal for information, creating a discrepancy with Star Headline’s account that Zhao had already been located and taken to hospital. The brief does not give the exact place where he was found, the precise time of the rescue or the reason he was unable to return home or contact his family.