‘We go wherever people need us’: Hong Kong firemen recount saving Kowloon Peak hikers

Four Hong Kong firefighters, who stayed overnight on a cliff to rescue the mainland Chinese pair stranded on Kowloon Peak last month during a tropical storm recalled how they braved life-threatening risks and saved the duo in a perilous 24-hour mission.

They also revealed how emotional and regretful the hikers were, eliciting their comforting words for the duo.

10 hours in the dark on ‘suicide cliff’ in tropical storm with only raincoats for shelter: how two lucky Hong Kong hikers were rescued

“Mother nature is unpredictable and ruthless. If landslides and flash floods had come or trees had suddenly collapsed, we would not be here today,” said senior fireman and mountain search and rescue team member, So Chi-wing. The other firemen were Lee Pak-keung, So Ka-cheung and Wong Sui-ki.