A police officer drew his pistol to subdue a naked man believed to be high on the illegal drug Ice when he attacked another officer in a Sai Kung village yesterday. Police said the officers issued a verbal warning to the 41-year-old man, who was carrying two knives, in a car park in Sha Kok Mei at about 8am. The man then attacked the shield of one of the officers with a knife and the other drew his pistol.
A 40-year-old mainlander drowned at Shek O Beach after getting into difficulty while swimming with friends in choppy conditions at about 2pm.
The New People's Party inaugurated its Legco office with a tea gathering at which vice-chairman Michael Tien Puk-sun told media his maiden Legco motion would demand a review of the MTR fare-setting system, which he said had become a political issue requiring government intervention.