Boy falls to death from public housing block in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police launched an investigation into the death of a boy who fell from a public housing block on an outlying island on Monday.

Emergency personnel were called to Yat Tung Estate in Tung Chung on Lantau Island at around 5.25pm after the boy, believed to be around five years of age, was found outside Yu Yat House, according to the force.

A police spokeswoman said the non-Chinese victim was certified dead on the spot.

She said police were conducting inquiries at the scene.