Man bitten after being chased by 3 dogs on his way to work in Yuen Long

A 26-year-old warehouse worker has been injured in Hong Kong after being chased by three dogs and bitten by one of them on his way to work.

According to a source, police received a report at around 8am on Monday from the victim, surnamed Leung, saying one of the dogs had pounced on him as he was walking towards his workplace at a logistics company in Yuen Long’s Kam Pok Road.

Paramedics arrived at the scene and found the victim with minor wounds. He was sent to Pok Oi Hospital in Yuen Long for treatment.

The source said the man had been bitten on the left shin by a six-year-old, 1.2-metre-long (4-foot) female mongrel. The dog was captured by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department for inspection.