Fact · history · 2015-06-28

Hong Kong residents injured in the 2015 Formosa Fun Coast dust explosion

八仙樂園粉塵爆炸中受傷港人數目

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5

5

Data as at
Source
Immigration Department follows up fire incident in New Taipei City of Taiwan
Publisher
Information Services Department, HKSAR Government
Fact ID
overseas-formosa-2015-injured
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Notes and definition

Immigration Department reply, 28 June 2015: as at 3.30pm that day, five Hong Kong residents had been confirmed injured. The figure could change later, so citations must state the date.

Other figures in this group (history)

Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. History.

Item / 項目Figure / 數字As of / 時點Source / 來源
Establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
香港特別行政區成立
1 July 1997
一九九七年七月一日
Hong Kong Yearbook 2021, chapter 22, page 7: “The Hong Kong SAR was established on 1 July 1997.” The same page notes that the Basic Law took effect that day.
1997-07-01Hong Kong Yearbook 2021, Chapter 22: History
Enquiries handled by the HKSAR Government after the 2011 Japan disaster
日本 311 事件中政府處理查詢數目
7,100
7 100
Government press release, 20 March 2011: since the earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear incident the HKSAR Government had handled “over 7,100” enquiries — the original wording is “over”, so the figure is a floor, not an exact count.
2011-03-20Updates from the HKSAR Government on Assisting Residents in Japan
Requests for assistance handled after the 2011 Japan disaster
日本 311 事件中政府處理求助數目
2,000
2 000
Same release: the Government had handled “close to 2,000” assistance requests — an approximation in the original wording — and said the vast majority had been settled.
2011-03-20Updates from the HKSAR Government on Assisting Residents in Japan
Hong Kong residents killed in the 2002 Bali bombing
峇里爆炸中罹難港人數目
2
2
Government press release, 15 October 2002: the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta told the Immigration Department that the names of two people killed in the blast matched two missing rugby team members. The release also notes that one victim was a British national who was a former Hong Kong resident.
2002-10-15Latest development of the Indonesia Bali explosion
Enquiries received by the Immigration Department during the 2010 Icelandic ash disruption
冰島火山灰事件中入境處接獲查詢數目
234
234
Government press release, 21 April 2010: as at that day the Assistance to Hong Kong Residents Unit of the Immigration Department had received 234 enquiries, mainly about flight information. The figure published the previous day was 168.
2010-04-21Government assists residents stranded in Europe by air traffic disruptions (21 April)
Requests for assistance received during the 2010 Icelandic ash disruption
冰島火山灰事件中入境處接獲求助數目
11
11
Same release: there were also 11 requests for assistance; the figure published on 20 April was four.
2010-04-21Government assists residents stranded in Europe by air traffic disruptions (21 April)
Hong Kong residents returning on special flights during the 2008 Bangkok airport closure
曼谷機場事件中乘特別航班返港港人數目
600
600
Government spokesman, 29 November 2008: three special flights operated by Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Express and Orient Thai Airlines were carrying 600 Hong Kong residents back to Hong Kong.
2008-11-29HK residents returning from Thailand
Hong Kong residents on the first chartered flight home from the Diamond Princess
鑽石公主號首批乘包機返港港人數目
106
106
Government press release, 20 February 2020: 106 Hong Kong residents from the Diamond Princess, including six who had completed quarantine in Saitama Prefecture and been allowed to leave Japan, arrived in Hong Kong from Tokyo on a chartered flight arranged by the SAR Government.
2020-02-20First batch of Hong Kong residents on board Diamond Princess return to Hong Kong smoothly
Diamond Princess passengers who had returned to Hong Kong
鑽石公主號上已返港港人數目
208
208
Government press release, 23 February 2020: the last two chartered flights brought back 188 Hong Kong residents; together with 20 passengers who returned on other flights, 208 Diamond Princess passengers had returned to Hong Kong by then.
2020-02-23Third chartered flight taking back Hong Kong residents on board Diamond Princess departed Tokyo
Requests for help over Southeast Asia job scams
東南亞求職騙案求助個案數目
28
28
Secretary for Security, 20 August 2022: law enforcement had received 28 requests for assistance. The figure changed over time, so citations must state the date.
2022-08-20Secretary for Security on Southeast Asia job scams
People who had returned to Hong Kong in the Southeast Asia job scam cases
東南亞求職騙案中已返回香港人數
10
10
Same statement: of the 28 requests, 14 people had been confirmed safe and 10 had returned to Hong Kong.
2022-08-20Secretary for Security on Southeast Asia job scams
Hong Kong residents killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
南亞海嘯中罹難港人數目
38
38
Government spokesman, 6 September 2005: as at that day, 38 Hong Kong residents had died in the tsunami. The report of 30 August put the figure at 35, reflecting identifications confirmed through forensic procedures.
2005-09-06Latest report on assistance to Hong Kong residents affected by the tsunami (6 September)

156 more figures in this group are listed in History.

How to cite this figure

Hong Kong Story, “Hong Kong residents injured in the 2015 Formosa Fun Coast dust explosion”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/overseas-formosa-2015-injured, data as at 2015-06-28 (retrieved _).

中文:香港紀事館,〈八仙樂園粉塵爆炸中受傷港人數目〉,https://hongkongstory.org/facts/overseas-formosa-2015-injured,資料時點 2015-06-28(查閱日期 _)。

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