5 Chilling Hong Kong Urban Legends

You may already be familiar with tales of the Bride’s Pool and Nam Koo Terrace, here are lesser-known Hong Kong urban legends for a chill…

Reading up on ghost tales is all fun and games until it hits pretty close to home! Hong Kong has had its fair share of twisted crimes and spooks leading to disturbing urban legends and restless spirits. You’ll be surprised to know these incidents didn’t even take place too long ago – most are from the 80’s! Whether you’re reading this during the day or night, these tales will send shivers down your spine and make you relook everyday spots that may be your usual hangout!

PS: Some believe that when you read about ghost stories, the spirits are reading them behind you too…

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Mind The Gap – Yau Ma Tei’s MTR Suicide

Some of you may remember the time when Hong Kong MTR stations didn’t have automatic glass doors shielding the train tracks. Back in the 80s, passengers and the train driver reportedly saw a girl in white jump onto the train tracks just as the train was approaching. Whilst coming to a quick halt, the train driver felt a bump as if the body had swept under. But after a thorough search, no body was found, not even a single drop of blood anywhere. The girl had vanished and news outlets called it off as mass hallucination…

A Dead End – Mong Man Wai Building, CUHK

The bright yellow Mong Man Wai Building belongs to CUHK’s Biochemistry Department and it’s rumoured that the second floor used to be a morgue. Though no longer in use, students have reported the lift stopping on the second floor at night, opening to a blank wall – note that there are no buttons to press for the second floor! Other students said they’ve witnessed the lift stopping on the second floor to reveal a corridor with people pushing carts around, like it was still a morgue. Eeeek, not for the faint-hearted!

Unusual Suspects At Windsor House

It’s not human spirits lurking at Windsor House… the urban legend here chronicles around a fox demon. In the 80’s, a couple celebrated their child’s first month at then Duke of Windsor Social Services Building banquet hall. That same night, the mother dreamt of a red-eyed fox threatening to kill her baby as no one offered it a toast during the celebration. Upon waking up, the couple found their baby had passed away already, allegedly with all the blood drained out. Subsequently, seven markings resembling fox heads were seen on the marble walls outside the banquet hall, and a children’s playground was built on the rooftop for the deceased child (never opened to public). 

Duke of Windsor Social Services Building has since been demolished and rebuilt as Windsor House.

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Dancing With A Ghost – The Cursed Song

Theme song of Hong Kong horror movie, The Occupant (1984), “Nights of Entanglement” is not your typical jam. Strange noises, muffled voices, moving objects and flickering lights were all reported whenever this song came on the late-night radio. DJs have also reported paranormal activity when they played this song, so until this day, you won’t hear its tune in any stores, minibuses or wherever, it’s even been taken down on Youtube! Would you listen to it if you found it?

The Hungry Mahjong-Loving Spirits

Alright, for once, let’s take it a little further into the 50’s! Loud noises were heard late at night coming from a flat on Leighton Road, Yau Ma Tei and legend has it that those who peeked in saw five headless men playing mahjong. One night, a nearby cha chaan teng got a call for an order and when the delivery man arrived, a hand reached out the door and gave some money. When the delivery man returned to his shop, the money had all turned into paper offerings! Though it roused a wide speculation, no one dared look too closely into this house and the police had sealed it off for good. Next time you hear mahjong at night, it could be a group of aunties, or a group of headless men…

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