Woman threatens to jump from Hong Kong building over HK$200,000 in unpaid wages, prompting 20-hour stand-off

A woman has threatened to jump from a Hong Kong building over unpaid wages, resulting in a stand-off with police and firefighters that has lasted more than 20 hours.

Police received a report from the woman’s colleague at 12.10pm on Monday saying she was threatening to jump from the roof of a building in Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island.