Filipina tourist found dead in Wanchai guesthouse

 

Kwong Wah Building in Wan Chai, where the woman was found dead in a guesthouse

The Philippine Consulate has confirmed reports that a 72-year-old Filipino woman was found dead in a guesthouse in Wan Chai earlier today, Tuesday.

Assistance to nationals head Vice Consul Gino Soriano said they will meet with the next of kin of the deceased tomorrow to assist them in repatriating her remains.

Hong Kong Police said they received a report at 7:43am from staff of Hotel No 1 at Kwong Wah Building, 269-273 Hennesy Road that the woman had fainted in her room at the said premises.

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Officers who responded certified the woman dead at the scene. No foul play is suspected.

"The cause of the subject's death is yet to be determined after an autopsy," said the police.

Reports said the woman had a history of high blood pressure and had complained of chest pains.

Initial reports gave two conflicting versions of the case. One said the deceased was a woman, while another said it was a 71-year-old man from the Philippines.

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It was also not clear from the reports whether the deceased had just arrived from the Philippines ahead of joining a cruise from Hong Kong, or whether she had already taken the cruise and was spending the night in the guesthouse.

The report that correctly identified the deceased as a woman said she had told her roommate at about 9:30pm on Monday that she was going to sleep.

When the roommate woke up at 7:30am she found the deceased unresponsive, cold to the touch, and was no longer breathing.

The case has been classified as “dead body found” pending the result of an autopsy.

Just six days earlier, foremost Filipino chef Margarita Fores was also found dead inside her hotel room in Admiralty, after she missed a lunch appointment.

Her family had expressed shock at her death, as the 65-year-old celebrity chef had just posted photos on Instagram of the Indian restaurant she had dinner at the night before. She was known to be relatively healthy, despite having undergone treatment for cancer twice in the past.

The police said there were no suspicious circumstances in her death.

Fores’ remains were shipped to the Philippines following a day-long wake at the Hong Kong Funeral Home on Feb. 14.

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