The bodies of two American men were found Friday night in a room at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Wanchai North.

The SCMP’s article (paid subscription required) offers reaction from some guests to finding out that they were on the same floor with two bodies but offers no speculation as to what the cause might have been. (Oddly, the article refers to the two Americans surname first, given name second, e.g. “Cherry Paul.”)

The Standard’s article is more forthcoming with details, noting the men were spotted returning to the hotel that evening with two women, that a 20 year old Filipino girl was arrested 8 hours later and that a check of credit card receipts showed the two men had been to a number of bars in Wanchai prior to their death.

Since the bodies show no visible wounds but “white foam” coming from the mouths of the bodies, the speculation is that they brought two hookers back to their hotel and that the hookers either drugged or poisoned them as part of a robbery attempt.

Curiously, the Standard’s article says that the Filipino girl who was arrested on the basis of overstaying her visa does not mention how the police tracked her down. The photo accompanying the article shows a girl in a very short skirt and leather boots covering her face as she’s being escorted by cops past Mes Amis, which as most of you know is several blocks away from the Hyatt.

This type of event does not happen often in Hong Kong – or perhaps it does but is not deemed newsworthy if it just ends in robbery and not death. Rare or frequent, it’s distressing and sad on many levels.

Hongkie Town
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