Hong Kong deployed a search and rescue team of 51 specialists to earthquake-stricken Myanmar on Saturday and donated HK$30 million for emergency relief effort. The 7.7-magnitude quake hit Myanmar on Friday, with an epicentre near Sagaing and Mandalay cities. It was the most powerful quake to strike the war-torn country since 1912.

China Search and Rescue Team, assigned by the country's Ministry of Emergency Management, and a rescue team from China's Hong Kong carry out a joint search and rescue operation at the Sky Villa residence in Mandalay,

A Hong Kong rescue team has continued its search for survivors in the earthquake-stricken city of Mandalay in Myanmar as part of an overnight mission. As of 8.30am on Tuesday, a spokesman for Hong Kong’s Security Bureau said rescuers were still continuing their mission near the Mandalay Palace with search and blasting tools.