9-Month-Old British Boy Critical in Hong Kong as Charity Appeals for Private Flight Back to UK
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On 31 October 2026, Lia's Wings, a UK-registered air ambulance and family support charity, issued an urgent appeal for a donated private flight to take Matthew, a 9-month-old boy from Nottinghamshire, from Hong Kong back to the UK. The report said Matthew came to Hong Kong with his mother to visit relatives several months ago, suffered three cardiac arrests after contracting influenza A and remains in hospital in a critical condition, with reports that his brain was deprived of oxygen for 47 minutes. As of the report, the organisation was seeking a donated private flight so the boy could be sent back to the UK.
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- 南華早報·香港UK Charity Lia's Wings Issues Urgent Appeal for Donated Private Flight to Bring 9-Month-Old Critically Ill Baby Boy Home to UK from Hong Kong
UK-registered air ambulance and family support charity Lia's Wings on Friday urgently appealed for a donated private flight to bring 9-month-old Matthew, a baby boy from Nottinghamshire, home to the UK from Hong Kong. Matthew came to Hong Kong with his mother several months ago to visit relatives and, after contracting influenza A, suffered three cardiac arrests; he remains hospitalised in a critical condition and is reported to have been deprived of oxygen to the brain for 47 minutes.
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