Hong Kong student Chow Tsz-lok dies after suffering severe brain injury in car park fall
- Chow fell from third to second floor of Sheung Tak Estate car park in the early hours of Monday
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology urges students to ‘stay calm and exercise restraint during this difficult moment’
Chow Tsz-lok, a second year computer science undergraduate at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, reportedly fell from the third floor to the second floor of a car park in Tseung Kwan O, while police carried out a dispersal operation nearby with rounds of tear gas fired.
The 22-year-old had been in a coma after being sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital early on Monday morning. Two operations were carried out to stop the swelling in his head, but sources said neither helped reduce the damage.
His condition took a turn for the worse on Thursday night before he succumbed to cardiac arrest the following morning, a source said. The hospital confirmed he died at 8.09am but did not give a cause of death.
On Thursday, a source said the pressure inside the student’s skull had built up to five times normal levels, a life-threatening condition.
HKUST issued a statement on Friday urging students to “stay calm and exercise restraint during this difficult moment” to avoid “conflicts or even tragedies” from happening.