29th October 2026 – (Hong Kong) At 9.29am, smoke was reported from the kitchen of a ground‑floor restaurant at 192–194 Nathan Road in Jordan, where emergency crews arrived and extinguished the blaze. MTR Jordan Station Exit D was closed temporarily as a precaution. Footage circulating online showed dense smoke billowing from the first floor of Hip Shing Hong Kowloon Centre at the Nathan Road and Austin Road junction, with passers‑by covering their faces while moving away from the area.
The Transport Department announced that Austin Road towards Hung Hom was fully closed between Nathan Road and Cox’s Road, while the slow lane of Nathan Road towards Salisbury Road near Austin Road was closed, leaving motorists to use the remaining lanes amid heavy traffic.
