Choi Wai-yik had not been seen or heard from after he went hiking in Tai Lam
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PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 06 January, 2016, 2:04pm
UPDATED : Wednesday, 06 January, 2016, 4:07pm
Choi Wai-yik, 39, was reported missing by his employer on Monday. Photo: SCMP Pictures
The body of Choi Wai-yik, 39, who went missing after he went hiking on Sunday, was found in a Hong Kong country park on Wednesday, according to police.
“The male body was found on a hillside off Route Twist in Pat Heung at 1.10pm,” a police spokesman said. “Initial information showed the deceased was the missing person.”
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Police made a public appeal for information to find Choi’s whereabouts after his employer filed a missing person report with police on Monday.
According to police, Choi went missing after he left his Chuk Yuen home in Ta Kwu Ling to go on a hike in Tai Lam Country Park in the western New Territories on Sunday morning.
He was wearing a yellow T-shirt and blue jeans and carrying a black rucksack when he left his home.
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