A 57-year-old man, Chan, died after touching a lamp post near Lantau beach in Hong Kong due to an electric shock. The light had not been checked for 10 years, according to resort staff.

A man was killed after receiving an electric shock from a lamp post while wet following a visit to a beach on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island, with staff at a nearby resort saying the light had not been checked for 10 years. Police received a report at 8.32pm on Wednesday that a man surnamed Chan, 57, had been left unconscious after touching a lamp post. “When the deceased tried to reach for some wild berries, his hand touched a lamp post next to the resort, and his body froze as if hit by an electric...