Hong Kong man, 75, hospitalised after getting stung by a bee during hike

An elderly man in Hong Kong has been hospitalised after suffering a bee sting during a group hike along the Shing Mun Forest Track.

The 75-year-old man, surnamed Au, was hiking towards Shing Mun Reservoir with four friends on Friday when the bee stung his ring finger as they reached Needle Hill.

His friends filed a report to police at 2.36pm, with Au taken to Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan in a conscious state.

Au appeared to be in pain while he was carried out from the ambulance, according to photographs in media reports.

In the event of a bee sting, the stinger should be removed as soon as possible and one should hold tightly onto the shaft to avoid squeezing the venom sac, the Fire Services Department said.