Police received report at around 5.15pm on Sunday about victim who found someone stealing cables at Kimball Industrial Building in Kwun Tong

A man has died after chasing a suspected thief and falling from an industrial building in Hong Kong, according to police.

The force received a report around 5.15pm on Sunday about a man who had found someone stealing cables at the Kimball Industrial Building in Kwun Tong and chased the suspect.

The victim, who works in the premises, was later found to have fallen from the building, on to the air-conditioning pipes on the facade of the third floor.

He was certified dead after being rushed to United Christian Hospital.

No arrests had been made so far.

Source: News - South China Morning Post