Shot HK aid worker on her way home

Shot HK aid worker on her way home

HONG KONG: A Red Cross worker shot in the neck while helping tsunami-hit communities in Indonesia's Aceh province was on her way home to Hong Kong on Tuesday following requests from her family, a spokeswoman said.

Eva Yeung was due to arrive in the Chinese territory later on Tuesday and be transferred to a local hospital, Red Cross Hong Kong spokeswoman Almen Chui told AFP.

"She is doing good, she is doing fine," Chui said of 28-year old Yeung's condition following an operation last week in a Singapore hospital, where she was evacuated after the shooting.

"She is coming home because her family wanted her to be here," Chui added.

Yeung was shot as she traveled in a Red Cross-marked vehicle in the strife-torn region last Wednesday. -- AFP