Student Dies After Fall From Tung Wah College Building
– A 24-year-old student has died after falling from a building at the Mong Kok campus of Tung Wah College, according to reports.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night, though specific details regarding the time of the fall remain limited. Authorities were notified and the student was pronounced dead at the scene.
Separately, a man was found dead on Shantung Street in Mong Kok on Monday, , at approximately 7:50 pm, in what appears to be a fatal fall. Paramedics responded to reports of a person lying on the roadway.
Another incident involved a 23-year-old Taiwanese postgraduate student found dead in a Mong Kok flat on November 4, reportedly after an alleged overdose of psychiatric medication.
These incidents occur against a backdrop of concern regarding student mental health in Hong Kong. According to data from Wikipedia, the suicide rate among primary, secondary, and post-secondary students in Hong Kong has been relatively high, particularly since the 2014-2015 academic year. The frequency of these cases has raised public attention to the pressures faced by students.
Records from the Coroner’s Court indicate that in 2015, there were 70 suicide incidents among individuals aged 15-24 in Hong Kong, with 23 of those being full-time students. The Final Report by the Committee on Prevention of Student Suicides suggests that men may be less likely to seek help for mental health issues, contributing to higher suicide rates among male students.
A separate incident in November 2025 involved a traffic officer who regained consciousness after a fall from a bridge. In June 2025, a woman was arrested in North Point following the seizure of $1.26 million worth of illicit cigarettes.
The recent death at Tung Wah College follows a pattern of tragic incidents involving students in Hong Kong. In November 2020, a student, Chow Tsz-lok, died after a fall during pro-democracy protests. His death sparked clashes between protesters and police in Mong Kok, with activists building barricades and damaging a metro station entrance. Police used tear gas and deployed a robot to detonate a suspected explosive device during the standoff. Chow, a 22-year-old student at the University of Science and Technology, fell from the third to the second floor of a parking lot while police were dispersing protesters.
UST students responded to Chow’s death by trashing a campus branch of Starbucks, which they perceived as pro-Beijing. Hundreds of students laid white flowers in tribute at the university.
On February 3, 2026, New Monday reported that police found a suicide note at the scene of the incident on Shantung Street.
