More than 120 people have been injured when a high-speed ferry travelling from the Asian gambling hub of Macau to Hong Kong slammed into an object floating in the water.
The hydrofoil, carrying 163 passengers and 11 crew members, hit an "unidentified object" off a small island in Hong Kong's western waters on Sunday night.
The ferry lost power after the collision, but it was not in any danger of sinking, authorities say.
Ferry operator Shun Tak Holdings said a preliminary inspection found damage to the boat's rear wing and the engine room.
The injury count stands at 124, including five people in critical condition, Hong Kong's Hospital Authority said.
TV news channels showed passengers, some with bandages on their heads, arriving at a Hong Kong pier and being taken to waiting ambulances.
It was the fourth accident in two years on the busy hour-long ferry route between the coastal Chinese territories of Macau and Hong Kong.
In a similar accident in November 2013, 87 people were hurt when a Macau hydrofoil hit a floating object off an outlying Hong Kong island.
Last year, a ferry hit a breakwater in Macau's harbour and another collided with a mainland Chinese cargo ship, in separate incidents that left dozens injured.
Hong Kong's nautical safety has been in the spotlight since a boat and commuter ferry collided in 2012, killing 39 people and injuring about 100.
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