Police are seeking information on Hong Kong tourist Wai Ming Lai, who died suddenly on the weekend. Photo: NZ Police
Queenstown police are appealing for information which might help them track down the relatives of a Hong Kong tourist who died suddenly on the weekend.
Police can confirm the victim was Wai Ming Lai, 51, who had arrived in New Zealand in July from Hong Kong.
Police said they believed he was staying in the Queenstown area on Labour weekend but had not been able to work out exactly where.
"At this stage, little is known about Mr Lai's travel plans in New Zealand, and as such, we have not identified his next of kin to advise them of his death," police said in a statement.
Police said their priority was to return him to his family and wanted the public's help in providing any information about where he had been staying.
Anyone who had met Wai Ming Lai or had any information about him was asked to contact the police on 105 and quote file 221022/7761.