Queenstown body believed to be Hong Kong woman

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Police have confirmed a body found on Queenstown Hill is believed to be missing Hong Kong woman Kwei Ying Wong.

Wong, 63, has not been seen or heard from since Saturday, August 23.

Queenstown Senior Constable Chris Blackford said possum trappers found the body at 2.30pm on Friday, in forest near a walking track above Hensman Rd.

The deceased has not yet been formally identified but Wong's family, who live in Canada, have been informed. There are no suspicious circumstances.