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Hiker killed by 30-metre fall from treacherous ridge on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island

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A hiker was killed on Sunday in a fall from a popular but notoriously treacherous ridge on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island. The 69-year-old man had set off with a group of about 15 people from Shek Pik in Lantau South Country Park in the morning. They reached Kau Nga Ling, which literally translates as “dog teeth ridges”, a name derived from the steep gradient of slopes in the area, at about 1.30pm. The man was said to have been climbing up a spot dubbed “slim chance of...

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