Tree-pruning worker injured in five-metre fall at Tai Tam site

The man remained conscious and was taken to hospital by ambulance after the incident at Yang Ming Shan on 17 August.

By newsdesk · 17 August 2026, 16:50 HKT

Flat graphic illustration of a leafy roadside tree canopy above a simplified Tai Tam road edge, with a broken vertical measurement line of about five metres and a small ambulance shape below. — AI-generated editorial illustration.Illustration: newsdesk.hk

A tree-pruning worker was injured after falling about five metres while working at Yang Ming Shan, 88 Tai Tam Reservoir Road, Tai Tam, at about 10.26am on 17 August 2026.

The man remained conscious after the fall and was taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment.

Police were investigating the cause of the incident.