Australian man found dead in Hong Kong hotel, drug overdose suspected

An Australian man, 41, has been found dead in the Grand Hyatt hotel in Hong Kong, with police suspecting his death may have been caused by a drug overdose.

The force said on Wednesday that they received a report from the luxury hotel in Wan Chai at around 9.09pm the previous day that a man had collapsed in his room.

Officers found the 41-year-old lying in the bathroom and pronounced him dead at the scene.

Police confirmed the man was an Australian national holding a Hong Kong identity card.

Dangerous drugs were discovered at the scene, though their specific type was not disclosed. No suicide note was found in the room, police said.

Preliminary investigations suggest an overdose may have caused his death, pending confirmation after an autopsy, according to the force.