Bottle of corrosive liquid thrown from Hong Kong public estate injures couple

Hong Kong police have launched an investigation after a bottle of corrosive liquid was thrown allegedly from a high floor of a Tai Po public housing estate, injuring a couple.

The force received a report of the incident at 1.11pm on Saturday, in which the injured man said that he and his female companion were hurt by a corrosive liquid when they walked past Kwong Shung House of Kwong Fuk Estate in Tai Po.

The liquid came from a plastic bottle hurled from above, the force added.

Police said the man suffered eye injuries while the woman had her legs and arms hurt by the liquid, with both being sent to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in Tai Po for treatment.

Scores of police officers and firefighters were seen at the scene to investigate the incident, with no arrests made so far.

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