Now boar(ding) at Hong Kong airport

A WILD boar led police on a merry chase after it wandered onto the apron of Hong Kong’s international airport yesterday.

Several officers were able to trap the animal, holding it down with plastic riot shields after they caught up with it at the Chek Lap Kok International Airport.

“Around 2.30pm, a wild pig entered the restricted area where planes are parked,” an Airport Authority spokeswoman said.

“The airport police unit was mobilised and subdued the pig,” she said. Operations at the airport were not affected.

A video published on the Apple Daily website showed the animal dashing away from police.

“It’s running over here. It’s covered in blood,” a man filming the pig from a vehicle commented.

Photographs showed blood on the animal’s nose and mouth as it lay on the ground under the crush of three police shields.

It was an adult female weighing about 50kg, according to a spokesman from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation.

It was transferred to an animal management centre to have its injuries treated.

Wild boars are widespread in the Hong Kong countryside and occasionally wander into villages and urban areas in search of food.

The department advises people not to approach them as they may become aggressive.