The only British national killed in a Hong Kong ferry crash was a child it has been confirmed. Hong Kong authorities said five children were among the 38 killed in the crash.
The majority of the 120 passengers on board the pleasure cruiser were employees of Hong Kong Electric and their friends and family.
The Foreign Office have confirmed to ITV News that a British national died in a ferry disaster off Hong Kong that claimed the lives of thirty-eight people.
Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested seven crew members from two boats in a collision that killed 38 holiday revellers, Associated Press reported.
Police Commissioner Tsang Wai-hung said the suspects were detained on suspicion of endangering passengers by operating the craft unsafely.
"We expect further persons to be arrested," he said.
The Monday night crash was Hong Kong's deadliest accident in more than 15 years, and the worst maritime accident in more than 40.
A salvage operation is under way in Hong Kong, where a boat sunk after a collision on Monday night.
At least 36 of the ferry's passengers were killed, said Hong Kong's Information Services Department.
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A deadly boat crash in Hong Kong was caused when one vessel crashed into another, claimed a director of the company whose vessel sunk and left at least 36 passengers dead.
Yuen Sui-See of Hongkong Electric said:
– Yuen Sui-seeOur ship's license was granted just recently, so this is not an issue about inspection. I hope everyone understands that we were directly crashed into.
This is equivalent to a car colliding straight into you, and when this happens, whether or not the car had undergone inspections earlier, is a completely different issue.
Passengers on a ferry that crashed in Hong Kong, leaving at least 36 people dead, were on their way to watch a fireworks display.
The stricken boat had been taking staff from the Hongkong Electric Company and family members to the city's Victoria Harbour to celebrate China's national day and mid-autumn festival.
There were more than 120 passengers aboard the vessel, which hit another ship and began sinking near Lamma island.
Survivors of the boat crash in Hong Kong said they had little time to put on life jackets before the vessel flooded.
– Male survivorWithin 10 minutes, the ship had sunk. We had to wait at least 20 minutes before we were rescued.
– Female survivorWe thought we were going to die. Everyone was trapped inside.
The tragedy was the worst to hit Hong Kong since 1996 when more than 40 people died in a fire in a commercial building.
– Hong Kong's leader, Chief Executive Leung Chun-yingAll of Hong Kong's emergency forces are focused here. Wide-ranging rescue work is being carried out on in the sea, land and in the air.
Leung Chun-ying said he did not know what caused the collision but promised an investigation.
A collision between a ferry and another boat off Hong Kong has left at least 36 people dead, according to the Associated Press.
More than 100 people were rescued and taken to hospital - including nine who had serious or critical injuries - after the packed vessel hit a ferry.
The boat, which was carrying around 120 people, hit a ferry near Lamma Island. The ferry managed to return to port with minimal damage.
A statement from the Hong Kong Government said people may still be missing and search efforts on the sunken vessel are continuing.
