Hong Kong police made a public appeal on Saturday for help in the search for a 15-year-old boy who was reported missing earlier this month.

Sze Wa-yan went missing after he left his home in Siu Lam Tsuen, near Gold Coast, on the afternoon of July 4. His family made a report to the police on the same day.

According to police, the teen is 1.6 metres tall, weighs 50 kilograms and is of medium build with a round face and short black hair. 

Police have urged anyone with information to contact officers at the Regional Missing Person Unit of New Territories North on 3661 3128 or 6273 5787; email rmpu-ntn-1@police.gov.hk; or contact any police station.