Power, AC outages hit estate, office building and funeral home amid heatwave

Power supply and air-conditioning disruptions across parts of Hong Kong have left residents sweltering in the extreme heat, with outages occurring at a housing estate, an office building and even a funeral home. In Yuen Long, about 2,400 households in Shui Pin Wai Estate and the surrounding area were left without power after an underground cable developed a fault at around 4am on Tuesday. Writing on social media, one resident said: “I cannot believe I have to live without electricity in Hong...

By Leopold Chen