Sixteen firefighters, four medics, three fire trucks, an ambulance and ambulance motorcycle were deployed to the scene. The Fire Services Department told HKFP it received a report at 11.27am on Thursday about a passenger who was unable to unbuckle his seat belt on a bus seat near Cheung Sha Wan. Bus passengers wearing seatbelts, on January 28, 2026. The incident came as a controversial law requiring bus passengers to fasten their seatbelts stirred confusion and dissatisfaction among the public. Asked about the new seatbelt regulation, Chan said authorities had not considered the inconvenience that it might cause to commuters.