Lost woman in Apple Daily and other Chin. papers (am) yesterday, Wed, Sep 10:


Joyce Wong Kwei Ying, travelling in New Zealand on her own, disappeared about two weeks ago.

Joyce has lived in Pak Kok for about 8 years, renting from Mrs. Chan's shop. That's what a Pak Kok ferry staff told us last night. They knew her, Lamma-Por has seen her around but never talked to her yet, as she kept to herself.

An on.cc newspaper article from a Pak Kok neighbour is clipped below.

獨遊新西蘭　港婦失蹤
姪女：她或傷害自己

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失蹤香港婦女黃桂英。

【本報訊】63歲港婦上月赴新西蘭旅遊，返港前夕她離開皇后鎮（Queenstown）一購物中心後即告失蹤，警方懷疑她郊遊期間出了意外，至今生死未卜。女事主的31歲姓張兒子，上星期三前往黃大仙警署報案指母親在新西蘭失蹤。而事主姪女在網上作出尋人呼籲時，透露懷疑事主有可能傷害自己。

失蹤港婦黃桂英（63歲），英文名Joyce，上月18日往新西蘭旅遊，原定同月23日返港，但一去不返，猶如人間蒸發不知所終。當地警方調查發現，黃婦沒有離境紀錄，最後出現時間於上月22日下午2時許（新西蘭時間），皇后鎮Camp Street一間購物中心一個閉路電視，拍攝到黃婦在門口徘徊的影像，當時獨自一人，身穿紫色羽絨大褸，背着小背囊。

■黃桂英失蹤當日身穿紫色大褸及帶着背囊。

失蹤半月　當地媒體關注
負責調查的當地警官Brian Cameron估計，根據黃婦的穿着，她離開購物中心後，可能前往附近森林郊遊，不排除出了意外失蹤，警方已派人在附近森林調查，未有所獲，警方承認，事主已失蹤逾半個月，隨着時間的推移，尋獲事主的機會越來越渺茫。

據悉，黃婦居住大嶼山，其家人見她未有如期返港，曾致電新西蘭求助，但當地警方要求他先在香港報案，故兒子於9月3日到黃大仙警署報案。
新西蘭警方已聯絡到其在香港的兒子，各人皆憂心忡忡，盡一切辦法去找她，其在美國的姪女，上周一（9月1日）在新西蘭華人組織網站貼出尋人呼籲，更透露她們有足夠證據懷疑事主可能會傷害自己，但未有透露詳情，又指黃63歲，但樣子比實際年紀年輕，看上去50多歲，矮身材，1.6米身高，體重56公斤，黑頭髮及肩，戴着紫色眼鏡，英語不好，主要講廣東話，亦能聽懂一點普通話。《蘋果》曾致電其姪女查問，對方一直三緘其口，表示一切問題要由黃的家人作答。

失蹤事件不但引起當地媒體關注，亦有人在華文報章刊登尋人廣告。本港入境處回覆稱，已透過外交部駐港特派員公署及駐當地總領事館了解情況，及已與事主的家人取得聯繫，按他們的情況及意願提供可行的協助，並會保持聯繫，及留意事態的最新發展。
香港入境處補充稱，在外香港居民如果需要協助，可致電入境處「協助在外香港居民小組」的24小時求助熱線，電話為（852）1868。

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Google translation:

Hong Kong woman missing in Hong Kong travel alone in New Zealand

Huang Guiying missing women in Hong Kong.

WASHINGTON - 63-year-old woman last month to go to Hong Kong Tourism New Zealand, returning to Hong Kong on the eve of her departure Queenstown (Queenstown) will come after the disappearance of a shopping center, police suspect she had an accident during an outing, since dead or alive. The 31-year-old woman's son, Zhang, Wong Tai Sin Police Station last Wednesday that the missing mother in New Zealand. While tracing the victim niece made ​​online appeals to disclose suspected victim might hurt yourself.

Missing Kong Federation Huang Guiying (63 years old), the English name Joyce, New Zealand on May 18 to travel to Hong Kong scheduled for the same month, on the 23rd, but gone, like disappeared disappeared. Local police investigation found no departure record yellow woman, last seen time last month on the 22nd at 2 pm (New Zealand time), Queenstown Camp Street a shopping center a closed-circuit television, photographed woman in the doorway hovering yellow image was alone, wearing a big purple feather coat, carrying a small rucksack.

Huang Guiying was last seen wearing a purple jacket and carrying a large backpack.

Missing half of local media attention
The investigating police officer Brian Cameron local estimate, according to the woman's yellow dress, she left the mall, you may visit the nearby forest outing, do not rule out the unexpected disappearance, police have been sent in the vicinity of the forest survey, not gained, police admit , the victim has been missing for over two weeks, over time, found the victim's increasingly slim chance.
It is reported that Huang women living on Lantau Island, his family did not see her return as scheduled, New Zealand had to call for help, but the local police asked him to report in Hong Kong, so the son on September 3 to Wong Tai Sin Police Station.

New Zealand police have contacted his son in Hong Kong, all everyone worried, do everything possible to find her, his niece in the United States, last Monday (September 1) in New Zealand Chinese organization's website posted tracing calls also revealed they have enough evidence to suspect that the victim might hurt himself, but did not disclose details, but also refers to the yellow 63 years old, but looks younger than actual age, looks over 50 years old, short stature, 1.6 meters tall and weighing 56 kg, black shoulder-length hair, wearing purple glasses, English is not good, mainly speak Cantonese, mandarin can also understand one o'clock. "Apple" had telephoned his niece questioning, the other has been tight-lipped, said all questions to answer from yellow family.

Not only due to the disappearance of local media attention, some people in the Chinese newspapers tracing advertising. Hong Kong Immigration Department replied that the Foreign Affairs Office and the Embassy has a total understanding of the situation through local consulate Department of State, and has made contact with the victim's family, according to their situation and willingness to provide practical assistance and will keep in touch, and attention the latest developments.
Hong Kong Immigration Department said, adding that Hong Kong Residents If you need assistance may call the Immigration Department, "Assistance to Hong Kong Residents Unit" 24-hour hotline at (852) 1868.

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Is she still missing?

Joyce Wong from Pak Kok has been found dead in a New Zealand forest, with a suicide note, according to Apple Daily today, including a video quoting Queenstown police:
After more than two months to go to the local disappearance had sent a suicide note to his family in Hong Kong, New Zealand trails violence dead woman

Google Chrome translation:

Missing more than two months in New Zealand, 63-year-old Huang Guiying Hong Kong woman, whose body on Friday (the 17th) was a hunter found a Mi trails in Queenstown (Queenstown) mountains, notify the police. Police seized the remains of the deceased family information letter written on the letter and check on on August 22, she had the local post office sent a suicide note to his family, initially suspected her death was not an accident, but committed suicide.

English name Joyce Huang Guiying trails corpse of violence, in the midst of the forest, off the beaten track, the police believe to August 22, wearing a purple feather big jacket, carrying a small backpack yellow woman, leaving Queenstown (Queenstown) a shopping center Wang Jiaowai alone after row, select the department committed suicide.
On Friday afternoon, a hunter opossum capturing, tracking prey far, shocked, and found a badly decomposed body. Police arrived at the scene, according to the information and a letter from the deceased, the deceased is believed Huang Guiying, the post-mortem to determine the cause of death later.

Huang Guiying dead body was found in a forest in Queenstown within a quiet lane.

Police refused to disclose the contents of the suicide note.
New Zealand Police to accept the "Apple" reporter's inquiry, said that the deceased no local relatives, only one son in Hong Kong, a brother in Vancouver, Canada, as the contents of the suicide note and why go all the way to New Zealand to commit suicide, he refused to disclose, refers only to the local Police have contacted the deceased's family deal with things behind.

Huang Guiying arrived in New Zealand on August 18, scheduled for May 23 with the return, return on the eve actually disappeared, the police have to search deeper into the forest, but unfortunately not been anywhere. It is understood that Huang women living in Hong Kong Lantau Island, the family earlier in the same month she received a letter mailed 22, has revealed the contents of suicide, which Zhang (31 years old) son was shocked, and then went to Wong Tai Sin Police Station their niece in the United States, September 1 is also posted on the website of New Zealand Chinese organizations tracing calls revealed that they have reason to believe the victim is more likely to hurt themselves, some people in the Chinese-language newspapers tracing advertising.

Original SCMP story from Sep 10

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Since they speak English in New Zealand, (despite the accent) no need to translate these:

Queenstown trappers find woman's body
Believed to be missing tourist
10:37 20/10/2014
Possum trappers have found a body believed to be that of a Hong Kong woman who went missing while on holiday in Queenstown.
Senior Constable Chris Blackford, of Queenstown, said trappers working on Queenstown Hill above Vancouver Dr found a woman's body on Friday afternoon.
Blackford said the body was believed to be Kwei Yong Wong, 63, who was last seen on the afternoon of August 22. There did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances and the death was referred to the coroner.
Police were also contacting family in Canada.
Wong, also known as Joyce, arrived in the resort town on August 18 and was due to fly home to Hong Kong on August 23.
- The Southland Times


Queenstown body may be missing tourist - police
Monday 20 Oct 2014 12:41 p.m.
A body believed to be that of a missing Hong Kong tourist has been found near Queenstown.
Kwei Ying Wong, 63, also known as Joyce, went missing last month after flying into New Zealand for a week-long solo holiday.
Two possum trappers discovered a body on a Queenstown Hill forest walk on October 17.
Police believe it is that of Ms Wong, who was last seen wearing a day pack and was thought to have been planning a bush walk. The body is yet to be formally identified, but police discovered a document addressed to Ms Wong's brother at the scene.
The death is not believed to be suspicious and has been referred to the coroner.
--3 News