Police received a report from the Irish man's family at 8.28pm last night, saying the man attempted to hurt himself with a knife at Hing Fat Street in North Point and then ran away.

It was understood that the man with an eight-inch long folding knife in his hand once entered Victoria Park in Causeway Bay.

He was later found by officers at the junction between Gloucester Road and Marsh Road in Wan Chai. Officers tried to subdue the man with pepper spray and batons, who was wielding the knife and acting vigorously.

The man then suspectedly cut his throat and fell onto the ground.

The man who sustained neck injury was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers also found a suicide note at the scene. They believed the man took away his own life as he was unhappy and was troubled by life problems.

The cause of his death is yet to be confirmed.

If you are having suicidal thoughts, or you know someone who is, help is available.

24 hours suicide prevention hotlines:

- The Samaritan Befrienders HK: 2389 2222

- Hospital Authority Mental Health Direct: 2466 7350

- The Samaritans: 2896 0000

- Suicide Prevention Services: 2382 0000

- CEASE Crisis Centre of Tung Wah Groups of Hospitals: 18281

- Caritas Family Crisis Support Centre: 18288