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Discovery Bay residents angry after two boys ‘nearly drown’ in pool

Witnesses say lifeguards at Club Siena did nothing and residents had to rescue the children

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The pool at Club Siena in Discovery Bay where two children got into trouble. Photo: Edward Wong

Angry parents and residents of Discovery Bay have called for an investigation amid allegations that two children in trouble had to be plucked from the swimming pool of a plush leisure complex by members of the public – as lifeguards looked on.

Patrons of Club Siena – described as a deluxe facility on its website – have called for a probe into the training and hiring of lifeguards after one of the children, aged seven, had to be given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on Friday before being taken to hospital.

Residents say the incident happened just two days after another child had to be rescued from the same pool by someone other than a lifeguard. It is understood that child did not require hospital treatment.

Hong Kong Resort, which runs the club and other facilities, has not responded to emails and calls over the past two days. Managers at Club Siena declined to speak to a Post reporter who visited the facility on Saturday.

On Friday, a boy was pulled “lifeless” from the pool about lunchtime. The child remains in a “serious condition” in Princess Margaret Hospital, a spokeswoman said, after being transferred from North Lantau Hospital on Saturday.

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