Former University of Hong Kong student leader charged over siege of governing council meeting
Billy Fung, 22, faces one count of criminal intimidation or disorderly conduct in a public place alternately, one count of criminal damage, and one count of an attempted forcible entry
The former president of the University of Hong Kong’s student union has been charged over his role in the siege of a university governing council meeting in January.
Billy Fung Jing-en, 22, has been charged with one count of criminal intimidation or disorderly conduct in a public place alternately, one count of criminal damage and one count of attempted forcible entry.
Fung was arrested at his Tsuen Wan home on Wednesday night and later released on HK$10,000 bail. According to police, he is due to appear in Eastern Court on Friday.
On January 26, chaos erupted on the HKU campus as students angry about governance issues besieged the council meeting.
About 200 student protesters surrounded the venue at the Sassoon Road campus in Pok Fu Lam, refusing to let new council chairman Arthur Li Kwok-cheung and university vice-chancellor Peter Mathieson leave.
Police said a glass door, a smoke door, a guard booth and four lamp posts were damaged during the incident. Three women were taken to Queen Mary Hospital including council member Leonie Ki Man-fung.
