Two crane lorries were sent to remove the peeled-off part of a 40-meter-tall bamboo scaffolding that was almost blown away in Cheung Sha Wan after heavy showers hit Hong Kong yesterday.

The scaffolding, surrounded by a protective net at Tin On Industrial Building, was partially blown off at around 1pm.

No one was injured. Firefighters and police sealed off two Mei Foo-bound lanes of Cheung Sha Wan Road.

Construction workers with two cranes took down the potentially dangerous loose part and fixed the rest last night.

All lanes of the road between Hing Wah Street and Tai Nan West Street were still closed to all traffic at 9pm, causing some commuters to take the MTR instead of buses. The fast lane of Cheung Sha Wan Road, Mong Kok bound, near Hing Wah Street was also closed at 7.30pm.

A Chinese medicine clinic in Lai Chi Kok posted a picture of the hanging scaffolding and called on people to avoid passing Cheung Sha Wan Road because of traffic jams.

The observatory issued a series of thunderstorm warnings throughout the day.

Meanwhile, a 30-week pregnant woman and her husband escaped with minor injuries after their vehicle slipped 50 meters down a slope on Route Twisk toward Pat Heung near Tai Mo Shan.

Police received the report at 12.11pm and firefighters took about half an hour to rescue the couple.

Preliminary checks of the pregnant woman by ambulancemen showed that she was fine. She was sent to Yan Chai Hospital.

Separately, pest control experts are reminding people to shut their windows before sundown as lights attract flying ants which may nest and tunnel in wood furniture.

People across the territory have reported that flying ants are invading their homes amid the rainy weather.

Requests for treating infestation, which penetrate deep into wood furniture, have soared five-fold in Hong Kong homes.

Henry Cheng Kwok-hang, chief executive at Ivy Pest Control, said the flying ants are most active during the rainy season, which lasts from April to July.

Most of Cheng's clients live in the New Territories, including Ma On Shan and the North District.

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