Hong Kong pool closed over suspected fake lifeguard credentials

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-08-06 16:43

A swimming pool in Hong Kong's Happy Valley has been closed by authorities due to a lifeguard suspected of using fraudulent credentials. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department discovered that the lifeguard's qualifications did not match records held by the Hong Kong China Life Saving Society. The pool's licensee may face prosecution, and the matter has been referred to the police and the Property Management Services Authority. AI

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SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Wynna Wong · 2026-08-06 16:43

Pool at Hong Kong’s Happy Valley shut over suspected fake lifeguard credentials

A swimming pool at a private housing estate in Hong Kong’s Happy Valley has been ordered to close after authorities discovered a lifeguard on duty was suspected of using fraudulent credentials. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said on Thursday that the lifegua…