An alleged triad leader who says he has found religion was jailed yesterday after changing his plea and admitting to obstructing a policeman.
Teddy Hung Hon-yee, 61, who police say is the leader of the Tsim Sha Tsui faction of the 14K triad, pleaded guilty in Kowloon City Court to resisting a police officer on duty, along with another accused, Chung Foon-ming, 57. They had changed their pleas from not guilty.
Deputy Magistrate Ko Wai-hung jailed Hung for one month and Chung for two, saying officers must be protected.
Hung and Chung were arrested during a police raid on a massage parlour in To Kwa Wan at about 2am on November 10. Hung is a major shareholder of the parlour and Chung an employee.
A police officer ran an identity check and found Hung was wanted in connection with a traffic summons. Hung shouted abuse at an officer, pushed him and refused to go to the police station. Chung also shouted at the two officers, pushed one and struggled with another. One officer suffered abrasions on his hand.
Paul Francis, representing Hung, said his client was not a member of a triad.
Ko noted that Hung had not been forthcoming about his background with a probation officer who prepared a report on him before his sentencing. The information Hung gave the officer contradicted that given by his ex-wife, Ko said.